Barclays Share Discussion Threads

[ards] 18/1/2016 17:09

getting pretty good value imho market down due to oil and china but europe and us on up. sure may go down with market as used by shorts to hedge but value always comes through.

[montyhedge] 18/1/2016 16:29

Finacial panick about to hit.

[montyhedge] 18/1/2016 16:23

Robert
I'm here been short, looking for 165p, brown stuff about to hit the fan.

[dr biotech] 18/1/2016 15:40

Nice one Robert. I am sure we have all done something similar.

[johnwise] 18/1/2016 15:37

Barclays introduces New Build range and cuts rates

Barclays is introducing a selection of new residential mortgage products as well as reducing rates on a further 13 mortgage products, to help more first-time-buyers own a home of their own.

[johnwise] 18/1/2016 15:37

Barclays beats Google to mobile payments in the UK

[robertfaulkner] 18/1/2016 15:02

Montyhedge where are you? In July 14 you said you wouldn't touch this until capitulation at 187p

Who would have thought it

I got out in Nov at 287p, which I though was very clever, unfortunately I bought BHP Billiton and Lonmin with the proceeds, so I down even more than Barc's 33%

[bookbroker] 18/1/2016 14:52

Got to be the one of the worst investments I have ever made, for a large cap. stock with relatively stable earnings flow this has simply been an absolute dog, and I find it hard to believe that the departure of Anthony Jenkins has made any difference whatsoever, he must be well-relieved to be away from this co.!

[monte1] 18/1/2016 14:04

#114705

What is a cheque - is it something from teh olden days?

[smurfy2001] 18/1/2016 14:00

Manics, noticed the VIX was a tad low, if we're heading for a recession i'd of expected a large erection.

However Baltic index is at new lows.

[2rocketman] 18/1/2016 11:33

hard to guess where the bottom will be here now? I was thinking £2 then 1.80 but if that goes who knows! I personally won't be buying before its tested that level..but if it falls through there then surely as a long term its a good buy/hold.

[dr biotech] 18/1/2016 11:30

Drops always seem quicker than rises. I think we are off by 33% here - undoubtableYa bear market in Barc, if not the wider market.

[manics] 18/1/2016 09:50

Still a heck of a lot of complacency out there. VIX remains 'not too high'. Not uncommon to read "...the market won't be allowed to fall to xxxx", "they will step in", "this isn't 199X/200X".

[ny boy] 18/1/2016 09:49

Bull traps all over the markets.

[smartypants] 18/1/2016 09:44

It is mind boggling to keep reading that traders are surprised at the fall and the speed of the fall in the markets..as they are the ones doing the trading that is making the falls ????
Bananas !!

[smurfy2001] 17/1/2016 15:52

European stocks officially entered bear market territory on Friday when the Stoxx Europe 600 Index closed down 20 percent from its record high in April. Now global equities have lost more than $14 trillion, or 20 percent, since June. The pace of the drop has been so fast it’s unraveled about half of the rally since a low in 2011.

[ball deap] 17/1/2016 11:45

Sovogi good morning. Very very true those exits are going to be jamming up with traders heading for the door, with exception of the blind, they cannot see the door. Good luck in the coming weeks gents, trade safe.

[savogi] 17/1/2016 09:19

Ball Deap

Your popular quote is:Reach for the door,open the door,bail out of the door.

Could you also remind those punters that in a crowded hall,exit doors are very small.

[ball deap] 16/1/2016 21:47

ha ha evening gcom2, I said to you months ago about that long holding !!!!

#

Type II supernova: star runs out of nuclear fuel and collapses under its own gravity.

It better defines the market.

Ps a type II has the potential to form black holes, also relevant to your wallet if you dont think carefully about the wisdom I have been kind enough to pass onto you.

[ball deap] 16/1/2016 21:17

Evening smurfy, Some analysts are market makers meaning they hold the stock, if the market implodes they lose, mass selling means they lose value big. If the market becomes short selling heaven the prices will not be held up for long. The street buzz word at the moment seems to be "supernova, " when I looked up defined definition it meant a implosion in on itself as in a celestial body. Americans love buzz words ha ha

[smurfy2001] 16/1/2016 21:05

Is the FTSE 100 sell-off over?

I've felt like one of these stopped clock things, with my logic predicting a market bottom of 5,744 and the FTSE 100 (UKX) resolutely proving me wrong. The low today of 5,769 is probably close enough to my bottom target, so I'm now actively looking for early warning signals any bounce may be real.
Please, don't for a second believe the market must bounce if it reaches a drop target. In the last week, we've witnessed some truly amazing behaviour in Europe and the USA where, on each occasion, an index has reached a drop target where, in theory, it couldn't get lower. We've seen fake bounces, which essentially gathered some more weight to induce another drop.

That, and that alone, is why we've seen days with the Dow Jones up, the DAX down, the CAC40 in confusion, and the FTSE down. In short, a really foul week and, from my perspective, a bit hard to read.

But this 5,744 thing against the FTSE is a Big Picture target and something I tend to cherish. Big Picture targets are things which almost certainly demand some sort of bounce, if only to gather more weight for further weakness. I should point out, from a near-term perspective, I've a 45-point error bandwidth, so if going long any time now, stop losses need to be around the 5,700 level to evade the risk of market burns.

So, here's my argument to gauge if a bounce is real - or designed to steal your money.



In the event of any bounce bettering 5,850 near-term, I would hope to see the market reach an initial 5,883. If such a level is bettered, there's a slight chance a bottom is in, and that future oomph to 5,920 can be hoped for. The 5,883 thing is quite a big deal as it challenges the immediate downtrend for Friday 15th currently, making a break above quite a useful signal.

The 5,920 thing is a different kettle of fish, as there's no trendline suggesting the FTSE should have trouble at such a level, so I'd tend not to expect any movement stutters. In fact, the upper blue line (see chart above) currently signals we should not anticipate stutters until around 5,975 points.

All the market needs do is bounce. But I repeat, remember I've a 45-point error limit on the 5,744 thing, so if that level breaks the FTSE could easily slide down to the 5,700 level before a bounce. It is dangerous out there!

[smurfy2001] 16/1/2016 21:05

Time to 'sell everything'?

No, this is when a 'hold everything' strategy works

Some analysts are predicting stock market meltdown. A respected investor had already tipped off Telegraph readers on how to play this one, says Andrew Oxlade