Iqe Share Discussion Threads

[picobird] 27/5/2018 13:54

Many thanks to eenyweeny for that very interesting post re the MM’s. I am certainly no expert but would imagine that any ‘surplus’; shares held by them would be very quickly bought by the institutions. At this price level they would be getting the ‘job lot’ at a bargain price’ compared to the placement price of £1.40.
Thinking about it that date is not too far off now for the AGM. Cannot attend as will be in a very remote place but apparently very scenic :)....hill tribes area.
GLA

[diplomat65] 26/5/2018 10:04

The lack of exciting or even interesting news on this BB is matched only by IQE's PR dept!

[suffersnofools] 25/5/2018 10:34

You mean old Bocase ;)

[bocase] 25/5/2018 10:10

Suffernofools:

Always good to read your posts - the voice of experience - others take note.

[suffersnofools] 25/5/2018 10:03

Seriously - how can anyone still take notice of trade data? The LSE does not show buy or sell data - it is simply a GUESS based on proximity to prevailing bid and offer. Analysis of buy/sell is a completely worthless exercise. Price and total volume are all that matters.Back to the key 112 fib level again. Not ideal given the Nasdaq has rallied hard in recent weeks and IQE not followed and I think US markets will soon pull back.....

[grity] 25/5/2018 09:48

This is not the shorters at work , these small volume days with big swings , has got to be private investors trading in & out. Next decent rise Ime selling hoping to buy in lower . That’s the only way to cash in on this stock for short med term imho.

[nickwild] 25/5/2018 09:30

just bought 10K shares and they were listed as sell!

[bbonsall] 25/5/2018 09:16

The sudden fall from 118 to 112 on no news is clear evidence of manipulation. I am quite frustrated because I invested at 122 last August. For a company supposedly at the cutting edge whose wafers are in high demand the nine month share price performance does not match the story.

[bocase] 25/5/2018 08:43

Sailastra:

A very good post..well said.

World cruises are a lot cheaper than old people's home, with infinitely better food and medical care.

Yes totally agreed, investing is for the longer term and these falls will be seen as nothing but short term twitches. I also agree though that the weakness in the share price is largely due to the lack of company updates, not just to the private investors but also the sad death of the Finance Director means that the institutions are not being updated either.

Hopefully Sweenoid will raise this at the AGM and management will listen.

[adventurous] 25/5/2018 07:56

Hedge funds shorting have of course been buying back and still have more to buy!

[grity] 25/5/2018 07:55

Glad to hear that suffers.

[suffersnofools] 25/5/2018 04:19

Grity - by definition the UT is both a buy AND a sell. It's a matched trade.And it's already in the price, it doesn't get to apply additional pressure post settlement.

[sailastra] 25/5/2018 03:02

If there was any really negative news out there about this stock then the price would have been crushed... What is going on is saying nothing, just noise in a period of development.... I may be wrong . But nothing the negs have said on this board gives me any real cause for concern. The highest I have paid was 140 the majority between 18 and 25p and nothing between that until today when paying 116. I feel this set back is more likely to be an opportunity if looking any further out than six months.
I bought Burford Capital at 128 and forgot about them.
Who gives a sh+t about short sellers they have their agenda and have played it absolutely right over the last six months.. As I have said many times before, this is not for the weak. I doubt it is a ten bagger from here but the upside might well be significant. Would I have paid above 170.. probably not...should I have taken profits at 170, yes...Do I regret not having done so...Yes, it was over cooked.If I had been clever I would have seen that. But in 40 years of investing I have learnt that a short term approach on a true opportunity tends to be the wrong approach... But like all old sweats I've had my disasters.
Will this pay for my long term care.... Maybe.. But if not then hey.. Who wants to live in an old peoples home!

[ravin146] 24/5/2018 22:00

Have a look at SEE for any tech fans

[solderflux] 24/5/2018 21:46

It is hard to find any positives on the day when the price was crushed by over 5%.I could be wrong, but I reckon shorters dumped at least 1.5m shares. However in the final tally sells were only 1m more than buys - success rate of 66%. This suggests large number of holders did not buy into their attack and actually took advantage of the situation. The downside I feel is that their backer seems in no hurry to stop playing these dubious games.

[eenyweeny] 24/5/2018 21:34

Thanks for your responses folks.

It has indeed raised some other viewpoints.

[dr_smith] 24/5/2018 21:00

I did a couple of top ups today, and had to do a number of "refreshes" to get a price as stock seemingly not available.
You would think is contrary to a sellers/dropping market.
I don't believe shorting should be allowed, but if they play the game I am happy to take advantage as a LTH.

[solderflux] 24/5/2018 19:48

The UT trade today answers my earlier query re buys being more and yet price still kept on falling.I think they know there is possibility of some good comm coming out anytime (eg new foundry, reactors and new CFO)and they are ensuring impact of good comm doesn't take the share price over 130. I for one will not be selling my holding.

[grity] 24/5/2018 19:16

That UT trade of almost 1.5mill was a sell, more downward pressure tomorrow , if we don’t get a bounce from 1.15

[bbonsall] 24/5/2018 19:01

No changes in short positions reported for past 10 days. Prior to that changes were being reported every day, or two or three at most.
I find this suspicious. Is there something somebody doesn’t want us to know? Like ongoing closures of short positions. Publishing might encourage other buyers apart from shorters. That would never do when the shorts are trying to close as low as possible. The market sure is rigged.

[solderflux] 24/5/2018 17:37

Bod- T Rowe Price are in driving seat not the Bod when it comes to share price I don't think even the Bod will stand up to them.

[mad foetus] 24/5/2018 17:19

Well, Ainsworth said the last results would see the back of the shorters for good. Just saying

[coolhandfluke] 24/5/2018 17:15

Ah but we weren't on that job.

[sailastra] 24/5/2018 17:14

Simple test....Simpleton.. Anyone who can't find the name of a ceo in two minutes or less should not be investing in a speculative situation like this.

[sailastra] 24/5/2018 17:09

Just what would you like the bod to say, that there are numerous opportunities for the company's technologies but it will take time for these to really get going. In the meantime they remain confident of a growing future...Well they have said that.. Rome was not built in a day.. So stop repeating and bleating on..