Barclays Share Discussion Threads

[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 !!!!

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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

[smurfy2001] 16/1/2016 20:33

Ball Deap,

l don't short stocks as the only thing l ever short is the FTSE100. For me it is a safer trade.

[johnwise] 16/1/2016 12:18

U.S. Death By China


The same has happened to Britain's manufacturing

U.S. Death By China


Donald Trump: "I'll take jobs from China, Mexico"

Video

[johnwise] 16/1/2016 11:48

The writing on the wall..

This is more about cooking the books to pretend that the EU isn't sinking into the mire. The record-high EU money printing is to be spent buying government bonds (debt) of all those failing nations in the the EU.

[savogi] 16/1/2016 08:17

The bottom line is a major stock bear is awakening. And the reason for that is that the FED has successfully managed to prop up the stocks with the combination of record-low interest rates and record-high money printing and fraud in the financial system since 2009 resulting in recent years artificial high valuations.

So one should throw fundamentals into a large trash bin..Why?.. In order for profitability to surge,despite weak revenue growth,corporations have resorted to using debt to accelerate share buybacks,courtesy of the Fed zero rates. This ponzi system boosts the earnings per share used to calculate P/E ratios.

Hence extremely high valuation stock market.... But now is rapidly starting to unwind. And this selling is just getting started,and it will force extreme high valuations back down to fair value. I would say by as much as 60%.

The chickens are finally coming home to roost for the Fed's radical stock-market distortions,and the reckoning ain't gonna be pretty

Those who could see the writing on the wall early and wisely go fully in cash early in a bear can literally buy back twice as many shares in few months time.

[mbmiah] 15/1/2016 21:31

Rights issue was at 185, I think

[nick9013] 15/1/2016 18:44

Deadbeat pheasants

[johnwise] 15/1/2016 16:07

Barclays has updated the Barclaycard app for Android to enable customers to make contactless payments using their smartphones.

[johnwise] 15/1/2016 15:48

HSBC today reaffirms its buy investment rating on Barclays PLC (LON:BARC) and set its price target at 315p.

[diku] 15/1/2016 08:13

180p coming?....very well orchestrated walked down since 290p...