Bt Share Discussion Threads

[careful] 15/8/2018 16:01

some have been predicting a huge crash in world markets because of $ related World debt levels being higher than before the financial crises.
this has been caused by QE and low interest rates.

Looks like this is starting, but what can be done to rescue us this time?

[montyhedge] 15/8/2018 15:56

Battern down the hatches the brown stuff going to hit the fan US tonight on the Dow.

[kmann] 15/8/2018 15:55

Looks like inflation numbers hitting the markets today plus everyone's gone cold turkey!

More opportunity to add imo.

[hamhamham1] 15/8/2018 15:53

Markets like these can sometimes trigger a chain of events I think.
(Do I get a badge for stating the bleeding obvious?)
:)

Plus what compounds it is the fact that a lot of people don't own shares outright, they use spreads or CFDs or similar which have reasonably tight stop losses, so the knock on effect keeps the momentum going, well that's how I see it anyway.

[montyhedge] 15/8/2018 15:26

Looks 215p short term a given to me.

[hamhamham1] 15/8/2018 15:10

BT doing better than Vodafone (ie less worse)

[kmann] 15/8/2018 11:08

UK hedgies playing the game.

Nice buy point after the recent highs imo. Been in an uptrend for almost 2 months now, just a few knock backs with the general market, and ex-div date.

If this were listed solely on nasdaq it would probably be double its mcap imo.

[pacemaker1000] 15/8/2018 10:27

Yanks brought the share price back up last night to open high only to have it crushed again over here.
Just as I’d thought sentiment had changed...oh well

[mbmiah] 15/8/2018 08:41

Ah, share price action does not look good.

[hamhamham1] 15/8/2018 06:54

I am not a huge fan of someone like Carter. He will be a stickler for following OFCOM guidelines. Whilst having a respectful relationship with OFCOM is good, being too matey can stifle ambitions.

If you look at what Hyperoptic and Virgin to a certain extent did/do, by proritise running fibre to buildings with a minimum of 50 units in them, that brings down the cost of supplying per household dramatically. These kind of actions would annoy OFCOM if BT did it, but those should be on BTs list as well.

[mbmiah] 14/8/2018 23:56

Aye true. But, that is what the market does.

[pacemaker1000] 14/8/2018 23:01

I agree Carter would be good. Just don’t get the market reaction to the news?
If you read the article he’s still in the running.
Why punish BT on hearsay?

[mbmiah] 14/8/2018 21:11

I don't understand your question pace. Carter would have been a good candidate for his regulator links.

[pacemaker1000] 14/8/2018 19:31

So, how has the refusal so far of Carter caused the drastic share price drop?

[mbmiah] 14/8/2018 18:11

Sounds to me like Mr Carter wants more dosh. Hmmmm.

[pacemaker1000] 14/8/2018 17:22

i resisted iPhones for years but have to confess they are just so much better than the competition. Wife has been struggling with a new Android since Xmas and cant wait to get rid of it.
No longer a status symbol just better!

[knowing] 14/8/2018 16:31

Well been looking for my next investment and stumbled on QLT today. 12p div coming up there.

[hamhamham1] 14/8/2018 16:14

I think the whole of the world is going to be pretty interesting come September / October / November, with trade wars, Brexit negotiations (inc. Parliament infighting), US Mid-terms & the newly named 'fragile five' currencies (Argentina, Colombia, Mexico and South Africa join Turkey as the weakest links).
That's ignoring Italy, Iran, etc.

[mbmiah] 14/8/2018 16:01

I'd say if we finish at 225, then we'll see a bounce later this week. 215 finish would be rocky.

[hamhamham1] 14/8/2018 15:46

Does anyone know what percentage (or value) of BTs market capital is available in the US on the ADR (ADS) market?

I guess it could be as many as are in demand?
ie - If a US investor wishes to buy 10 BT ADRs, if there is no local liquidity, then 50 UK BT shares could be transferred across via brokers to the US to meet the demand?



But the number of current ADRs held in the US would be nice to know.

[montyhedge] 14/8/2018 15:35

Yes your right 215p short term target.

[mbmiah] 14/8/2018 14:52

Chart looking better now, we need this drop

[hamhamham1] 14/8/2018 11:28

Careful. It's too late to halt the China plan. China did the biggest sucker punch to the US manufacturers and they fell for it. Now they dependent on China for their own US manufacturing, they built the Chinese manufacturing base, Chinese skilled workers, Chinese Hi-Tech, Chinese oversea resources, Chinese middle class and Chinese government wealth.
Door...Stable...Horse...Bolted.

[careful] 14/8/2018 11:16

Wait until the Chinese ban Apple products in this trade war.
That is when the market will notice and the fun starts.
Americans delude themselves they would not do that because component manufacturers in China would suffer.

Don't bet on it, this is becoming a high stakes game of poker.
There is as much chance of forcing the egotistical Trump into an embarrassing climbdown as getting Adolf to apologise for invading Russia.

How would he react?