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[TheLordJohn]

twinturboz said:

Can't speak for Greg but if your interested in this stuff I'd recommend Mark Minervini's book : How to Achieve Super Performance in Stocks in Any Market. His strategy is more or less picking the next big stock, and he lays out some clear things to look for in the book, it is a bit technical though.

Thanks very much mate.
I am half way through another Robert Kiyosaki book, so I'll get on Amazon (how ironic...!) and order this so it's ready to start in straight away

[twinturboz]

TheLordJohn said:

Thanks very much mate.
I am half way through another Robert Kiyosaki book, so I'll get on Amazon (how ironic...!) and order this so it's ready to start in straight away

Let me know what you think once you've had a chance to read it. I had to read it a couple of times before things started sinking in but I'd put it up there in the top 10 trading books I've read. It's more of the long term strategy not really geared to short term trading, plus written by someone who has a proven track record unlike some of the other books out there.

[vescaegg]

Up up and away for Quindell.

Oh wait, its the opposite of that...

About to cross into the 20's...

Rob Terry has dumped nearly all of his shares. Down to 2.99% maximum now (could be a total sell as the rest dont have to be disclosed - no thresholds)...

Edited by vescaegg on Wednesday 10th December 14:42

[walm]

Wow - so since 26th November to yesterday he sold his 9% holding down to 3%.

I wonder what the great Quindell defenders would make of that!?

In fact, how many of the poor buggers literally just bought shares from the CEO!
It would be funny if it weren't such a blatant crime.

[trashbat]

vescaegg said:

could be a total sell as the rest dont have to be disclosed - no thresholds

Almost certainly. What happened after the 20s? Why isn't it dead yet?

[walm]

trashbat said:

What happened after the 20s? Why isn't it dead yet?

The stock is down 95%. The company still has a market cap of £120m. There are people who work there who may or may not earn real money for the company! And just a few months ago, investors thought this thing was worth over £2bn.

So... you get a bunch of bottom feeders who think - screw it, this is worth a punt simply on someone buying out part of it.

In other words it is clearly not trading on fundamentals any more but there is still "option value" to the equity.

This is very common for any dying company - just take a look at the death throws of HMV, Game, or any other bankrupt stock.

Someone buying now knows full well that there is a good chance they lose the lot, BUT one rumour of a buyout and this thing doubles in a day...

[Oakey]

I'm off to entertain myself on the LSE forum after having just seen the QPP shareprice, I bet they're still drinking the Kool Aid

[gaz1234]

Kool aid?
30p must be buy in?

[g4ry13]

They're just doing a final tree shake before the ride back up to £7/share!

I do enjoy visiting the QPP boards to read the rampers and the way they call any critics paid derampers.

[whoami]

g4ry13 said:

They're just doing a final tree shake before the ride back up to £7/share!

I do enjoy visiting the QPP boards to read the rampers and the way they call any critics paid derampers.

You say that, but hopefully you've averaged down and are getting ready for the rocket boost?

[trashbat]

Well, I was doing rather nicely with Fiat (FCAU), 60% up at $13.60, and then they decided they'd IPO all their treasury shares at $11, which is where it's very quickly headed now. Hmmm. Should have seen that coming really. Never mind - still a hefty profit.

[marky1]

gaz1234 said:

Kool aid?
30p must be buy in?

You said that at 60 lol

[walm]

marky1 said:

gaz1234 said:

Kool aid?
30p must be buy in?

You said that at 60 lol

Worse:

gaz1234 said:

In at 10p

Or as we would call it: 150p.

[gaz1234]

i think 25.

[Foster85]

Anyone in on XEL? Bought a small amount of shares at 47 not so long back (£500 so nothing too major - first dabble into the market), but it's currently down at 33.5. The plan was to hold until farm-in or buyout, hoping for next year, but the continuing decrease of oil price and failure to announce FDP isn't helping.

Anyone got a view on whether to hold out, or will the oil squeeze keep going for some time and eventually mothball Bentley?

[g4ry13]

whoami said:

g4ry13 said:

They're just doing a final tree shake before the ride back up to £7/share!

I do enjoy visiting the QPP boards to read the rampers and the way they call any critics paid derampers.

You say that, but hopefully you've averaged down and are getting ready for the rocket boost?

Don't you have to have a position in order to average down? The above was purely in jest, i'm just someone who watches from the sidelines on this. Quite frankly I don't know quite what they do that's so special and the whole thing smells rather rotten. It's one for the gamblers.

[texasjohn]

Share buyback at PRG of 20% shares in issue and Lanstead 'death spiral financiers' out.

DYOR etc.

[whoami]

g4ry13 said:

whoami said:

g4ry13 said:

They're just doing a final tree shake before the ride back up to £7/share!

I do enjoy visiting the QPP boards to read the rampers and the way they call any critics paid derampers.

You say that, but hopefully you've averaged down and are getting ready for the rocket boost?

Don't you have to have a position in order to average down? The above was purely in jest, i'm just someone who watches from the sidelines on this. Quite frankly I don't know quite what they do that's so special and the whole thing smells rather rotten. It's one for the gamblers.

Yes, I know that you were taking the piss, as was I.

QPP is a mess, as was TiG before it. If even half of what has been alleged is true, I'm amazed that their directors are not subject to sanction.

[walm]

whoami said:

I'm amazed that their directors are not subject to sanction.

Sanction? Like setting up another M&A-driven cashless husk to fleece retail investors?

You might well be right.

[whoami]

walm said:

Sanction? Like setting up another M&A-driven cashless husk to fleece retail investors?

You might well be right.

I wouldn't be surprised in the least.

I'm amazed that it's allowed to continue.