As we move into the weekend the UK 100 is bouncing from another flirt with round number 7000, albeit still stuck in what is now a week-long sideways channel with a 7000 floor and 7100 ceiling. Uncertainty remains with regards to UK politics and Brexit, which could yet move GBP next week with a knock-on…
I recently wrote a piece about stop losses and how many retail traders/investors prefer to take the risk and trade without them. At the time, I mentioned the psychology of hope and conviction in share price recovery, holding on to a losing position “because it might bounce back”. This week I develop on the latter, discussing…
The biggest blue-chip faller over the past several weeks has been UK Index tobacco manufacturer British American Tobacco (BAT). Its shares have now hit 7-year lows, having fallen close to 25% in the past 3 weeks and -46% year-to-date. The latest news hurting British American Tobacco originates from the United States where government regulator the Food &…
On the eve of today’s first half results, Vodafone shares were down a whopping 39.7% from January’s 2.5yr highs, trading 9-year lows. The driver was a combination of concerns about slowing organic growth/competition, overspending to reignite growth (e.g. 5G, International) and the risk of the dividend being slashed/re-based to preserve cash and help deleverage a…
When Aston Martin first sold shares to investors in early October, hopes were high for the first British carmaker to IPO in over 30 years. Sceptical investors, however, had other plans for the shares, which floated at the bottom of its proposed share price range and went on a downward slide through most of October. Is…
Having recovered some of last week’s sharp losses, the UK Index is back trading within a 5-month falling channel. Can it extend its rebound to revist the channel ceiling around 7350? Although still 100 points away from November highs, the index is firmly out of sell-off territory, as the Bulls provided enough optimism to regain…