Cookson Share Discussion Threads

[on the up] 11/11/2010 07:50

Solid progress, forecasts now slightly ahead for FY results, steady as she goes I guess.

Dividend reinstatement will be attractive.

Gla, OTU

[ib1905] 10/11/2010 23:27

OK fair play thanks

[on the up] 10/11/2010 22:26

Hey, ib, it's not intended that way. Good luck for tomorrow and beyond across the numerous stocks I see you posting on and hope our paths cross again shortly.

OTU

[ib1905] 10/11/2010 21:32

Oh well that's me told. Good night all

[on the up] 10/11/2010 20:28

ib1905 #1283:

...[Cookson] has done little more than ftse over 6m and 1y..."

Six months ago ftse weekly low was 5111 and this week's low is 5794 (10%+). One year ago the FTSE weekly low was 4030 (40%+).

You are seeing things to simplistically. Within those time frames you may have "got on the bus" and off again many times: each time receiving 10%+ for your efforts. Look at the charts in more detail to see where your opportunities lie.

Whatever 'better be good in the morning or I'm off at the next bus stop' means I do not know! What are you expecting? A share price of 840p?? I suspect you are using small capital amounts and distorting the true worth of your gains....after charges and commission of course :-(

If the next bus stop is just 5% gain on your investment I think you should take solace - and show me a high street bank account that would deliver that in 12 months....let alone a calendar month (or less).

I guess you may read this and consider it arrogantly written: that isn't the intention and I apologise if it comes across that way. Time is short :->

Cheers, OTU

[ib1905] 10/11/2010 17:52

OTU - not sure I agree but I suppose it depends where you got on the bus? I see a share which has dropped 2.3% against ftse the day before results and which has done little more than ftse over 6m and 1y - and is -100% over 5yrs against ftse +40%. Not great and it better be good in the morning or I'm off at the next bus stop. No offence I hope - just differing perspectives. Why did I buy? because it looked like a better story than I am now thinking it is, I now think this is one you have to work the trends with and I am not good at that. Good luck anyhow.

[on the up] 10/11/2010 16:16

Nice run up to IMS in the morning, especially since the FTSE is still having an off day.

My timing has been much better today, both here and elsewhere. Bottling the magic up is the next challenge lol.

Gla, OTU

[ib1905] 09/11/2010 10:05

Well I'm still 13 quid off a profit but ever hopeful - right direction and imminent news will help.

[on the up] 09/11/2010 10:01

It's been a close shave since #1260 with a 10% s/l just 0.05 away from being triggered. Sometimes I despair at my timing!

There was a solid write up in The Sunday Times ('In the City' section) at the weekend and it appears the now due IMS is titilating the market.

Good stuff!

Cheers, OTU

[ib1905] 04/11/2010 20:16

Thanks for info RF been away - good day today here and elsewhere, recovering some lost ground. QE2 helped?

[robertfaulkner] 02/11/2010 20:18

Thanks IB, Spreed betting is not too bad as long as you have a stop set up, my way is to go for the month away shares not their daily equivalent, that way you only make a loss(or gain) when you close or IG close because it has touched a stop or limit. The daily shares are closed every night, you can have auto roll over, but you still see the loss printed out and taken from your pot.

The bad part is the spreed between the buy and sell price, in Cksn's case it's 5p so if I open a buy(go long) then I'm immediately down £250 (at £50 a point) but as long as you buy when the price is really low (as Cksn was, but still went a lot lower after my buy)then a 5p rise is often in minutes.

The good part of S B is any gains are tax free and don't even have to go on your tax return.

[ib1905] 02/11/2010 18:19

Well RF , every day's a school day - I've only been at this a year and have made (and continue to make) all the mistakes I read about when preparing myself so no spread betting for me, yet at least. Sounds like you were relatively unscathed GL next time

[robertfaulkner] 02/11/2010 17:24

My IG Cksn Dec was closed by IG, I kept increasing my stop until I was guaranteed about £300 after being down nearly a Grand and lowering my stop to 490p (potential £2k loss)

I went out and of course IG stopped me out when it spiked down and caught me, then went up to where I could have made £800, well mustn't be greedy, when I was down a grand I swore I would close if £5 in profit

[ib1905] 02/11/2010 10:11

Don't know about China effect but it seems that this was oversold last weekend against both the market and its sector performance and this nice bounce today reflects that and hopefully (that word again) the run up to solid results next week?!?

[robertfaulkner] 02/11/2010 07:48

World's biggest bank rights issue announced today, China Construction Bank, will this effect Cksn share price as China's economy seems to effect Cksn so much?

[robertfaulkner] 31/10/2010 23:03

Should be good start, I G Index has Ftse to open + 33 points at 5703 and Dow up 48 at 11170. They both shot up after 7pm tonight, don't know why?

[robertfaulkner] 31/10/2010 09:04

So Hyper and Bar, will we at least get a dead cat bounce first thing Monday, or has this big adjustment got further to go?

P.S. Anyone found any weekend press on Cooksons?

[barlick] 30/10/2010 15:31

Don't forget it was month end. Decent buys post close.

[hyper al] 30/10/2010 08:44

RobertFaulkner

I'm not sure, but I have been told many a time on these threads, that the MM's adjust their books on a Friday.

[robertfaulkner] 30/10/2010 08:41

I just looked at previous days trades and you usually get get big trades after 4:30 for market adjustments.

The difference on Friday, post 4:30, was the much larger volume (And all day).

So why was there double the trades on Fri compared with a normal day???

[robertfaulkner] 30/10/2010 08:23

Copied from ADVFN's Trades for CKSN (Sorry the columns don't line up but click on BOX "TRADES" T O Page, to see correct)

But you should see at end of Fri massive buys, are these the market makers buying back at 515p having sold in small quantities at up to 429p during afternoon



Num. Code Price Size Type C T Bid Offer Time Buy Sell ? Buy % Buy Vol. Sell Vol. ? Vol.
2025 ZD0024GMQS 520.494 19583 NT C 514.0 515.5 17:13:56 19,583
3,431,946 1,439,940 160,588
2024 ZD0024GMQB 520.043 11724 NT C 514.0 515.5 17:09:17 11,724
3,412,363 1,439,940 160,588
2023 ZD0024GMQA 520.043 20303 NT C 514.0 515.5 17:09:17 20,303
3,400,639 1,439,940 160,588
2022 ZD0024GMLK 519.63 6408 NT C 514.0 515.5 16:40:52 6,408
3,380,336 1,439,940 160,588
2021 ZD0024GML0 519.294 270470 NT 514.0 515.5 16:39:00 270,470
3,373,928 1,439,940 160,588
2020 ZD0024GMKY 519.294 307716 NT 514.0 515.5 16:39:00 307,716
3,103,458 1,439,940 160,588
2019 ZD0024GMIZ 515.0 600000 NT 514.0 515.5 16:35:30 600,000
2,795,742 1,439,940 160,588
2018 ZD0024GLR8 515.0 795174 UT 514.0 515.5 16:35:18 795,174
2,195,742 1,439,940 160,588
2017 ZD0024GKTB 515.0 608 AT 514.0 515.0 16:29:44 608
1,400,568 1,439,940 160,588
2016 ZD0024GKTA 515.0 349 AT 514.0 515.0 16:29:44 349
1,399,960 1,439,940 160,588
2015 ZD0024GKS8 515.0 685 AT 514.0 515.0 16:29:37 685
1,399,611 1,439,940 160,588
2014 ZD0024GKP6 515.4 96000 NT 514.0 515.5 16:29:07 96,000
1,398,926 1,439,940 160,588
2013 ZD0024GKOY 515.0 500 AT 514.0 515.0 16:29:12 500
1,302,926 1,439,940 160,588
2012 ZD0024GKO6 514.5 634 AT 514.5 515.5 16:29:06 634
1,302,426 1,439,940 160,588
2011 ZD0024GKMR 514.5 289 AT 514.5 515.5 16:29:00 289
1,302,426 1,439,306 160,588
2010 ZD0024GKMB 515.0 678 AT 514.0 515.0 16:28:58 678
1,302,426 1,439,017 160,588
2009 ZD0024GKLT 515.0 452 AT 514.0 515.0 16:28:54 452
1,301,748 1,439,017 160,588
2008 ZD0024GKLO 515.0 17 AT 514.0 515.0 16:28:53 17
1,301,296 1,439,017 160,588
2007 ZD0024GKL8 514.5 99 AT 514.0 514.5 16:28:45 99
1,301,279 1,439,017 160,588
2006 ZD0024GKL7 514.5 359 AT 514.0 514.5 16:28:44 359
1,301,180 1,439,017 160,588
2005 ZD0024GKL6 514.5 77 AT 514.0 514.5 16:28:44 77
1,300,821 1,439,017 160,588
2004 ZD0024GKL5 514.5 1078 AT 514.5 515.5 16:28:44 1,078
1,300,744 1,439,017 160,588

[robertfaulkner] 29/10/2010 18:06

I needed the Andrex,I G opened the buy Dec Cksn at 530p (£50 a point)

Ended the day at 513.6 down £811.

Oh well Mondays another day, as long as I don't get closed out by IG at 507p (would then be well over a grand down)

[hvs] 29/10/2010 09:22

Does Andrex come to mind ?

[robertfaulkner] 29/10/2010 08:57

I've had a IG buy Dec Cksn at 380p for some weeks, never thought it would get near it.

Now I'm sh...ing my self it might open

[rwlly] 29/10/2010 08:04

Just a bit of tree shaking i think?