Barclays Share Discussion Threads

[chillwill] 03/4/2009 12:37

8.5% unemployment in US, 663,000 jobs lost in march

[bantam175] 03/4/2009 12:37

Dumped mine again. Moved to BAE for the divvie and hoping to get back in at the next drop. Bound to be one imo. G20 euphoria will wear off soon enough

[ozzmosiz] 03/4/2009 12:37

177.4 touched for a bit :)

[tymedici] 03/4/2009 12:36

...OzzMosiz....lets put it this way...I have had eighteen months of dreadful losses and plenty of opportunity to put all my ducks in a line....I don't intend to give up now...or in the next eighteen months...a steady careful rise is all that required...

[ozzmosiz] 03/4/2009 12:32

This is taking a good run up to get past 176

[n111ndy] 03/4/2009 12:22

GB Thanks - I thought they had closed a position with Barc. Fingers crossed for the run up to 184p this afternoon.

[50plus] 03/4/2009 12:22

With the whole financial world in turmoil there should be profits to be made all year round atm - however I think that depends upon just how many hours a day you're willing to sit at the computer.

[isis] 03/4/2009 12:19

Sell in May doesn't always work and you have to remember the markets are already well down.
I'm expecting some reasonably Banking profits in the next few weeks from the US, this will have an effect on Barclays and others.

[ozzmosiz] 03/4/2009 12:18

Ty - is that why you're on these boards eh?

[tymedici] 03/4/2009 12:17

...I'm not sure that, being out of the market, would be a wise move this year..

[gordonbrown] 03/4/2009 12:16

why would anyone want to sell at the start of a bull market?

always do your own research.

[tallden] 03/4/2009 12:12

Sell in May come back St Leger day. I believe the quote is.

[gordonbrown] 03/4/2009 12:12

nice to see Barclays pre-market is up 6.92%

184p is my target for today' close

[ozzmosiz] 03/4/2009 12:09

6 months out - lol
that's where I've been going wrong :p

[50plus] 03/4/2009 12:04

OzzMosiz - Its sell in May and return in September.

City folk law says: Sell in May and go away, come back again on Leger Day.

[gordonbrown] 03/4/2009 12:03

the RNS is a reduction in short against Provident Financial Plc

[volsung] 03/4/2009 12:02

I like these shares because they go up all the time

[gordo58] 03/4/2009 12:01

while a break of 190.60p could signal levels seen last October. (360p)

[ozzmosiz] 03/4/2009 12:00

50plus, isn't the old saying sell in october buy in March (or is it May)?

[50plus] 03/4/2009 11:58

Anyone traded through an "End of Financial Year" before, are there usually sell offs or buy ins on run to the 5th April?

[n111ndy] 03/4/2009 11:56

On 1210 RNS a Short disclosure by Provident Financial Plc has made. Not sure what this means - has a new short position of 0.38% being setup, or has is been closed? Not clear how to read this. Can anyone help please. Thanks

[mzj71852] 03/4/2009 11:47

if there a annoucement of the ishares deal , price should rise....

Wonder how long that might take.

[gordonbrown] 03/4/2009 11:44

Interesting that BCS rose in after hours trading, Prev Close: 9.68 After Hours: 10.22

[mzj71852] 03/4/2009 11:39

Not sure if you had seen this - see

Barclays: since last weeks break of key resistance at the 120p level the share has so far not been able to rally as far as 176.60p just short of the high for this year at 190.60p. Since the break of 120p level the sell-offs have been limited to 142p so far. A drop below 120p support would undermine any further upward momentum, while a break of 190.60p could signal levels seen last October.