Marks And Spencer Share Discussion Threads

[knowing] 03/7/2018 22:21

Pretty Bullish write up

[freedom97] 03/7/2018 19:46

Sorry QANTAS for mispelling your name, not sure how the U got typed. Must get my eyes tested.

I know Shorttracker does not include Hedge Funds shorts less than 0.5% or pi shorts but don't remember seeing any website that shows total percentage of all the less than 0.5% shorts etc. The Mail must have access to the info to say "reached almost 17 per cent of Marks & Spencer’s stock last week." Over a month ago I remember seeing just over 12% showing on Shorttracker and as I hadn't checked Shorttracker for about a month, thought the total Hedge funds shorts must have shot up as the Mail article seemed to be saying rapidly increased last week. Hence my post.

Do you know of a website that shows the grand total of the less than .05% shorts? or a site that shows the grand total of ALL shorts near 17%?

[qantas] 03/7/2018 18:03

Freedom knows at lot.

Short tracker only follows Hedge funds the clingons IE Jo public it does not.

I wish some people would read and digest and no U in QANTAS.

Please do your own research.

[loganair] 03/7/2018 11:24

M&S are really needing to sort themselves out with Tesco getting into bed with Carrefour, Sainsbury's/Asda, Morrison/Amazon/McColl's.

[freedom97] 03/7/2018 09:33

In that Daily Mail article Quantas posted yesterday it says, "Short positions reached almost 17 % of Marks & Spencer’s stock last week".

I've just checked the short positions now and has dropped to 11.43%.

[patdavey] 02/7/2018 17:41

Thanks Phil

I have not even dared look. From your comments here and on other divi-producing shares, I will take a guess you maintain a HYP. If so, are you concerned about how your portfolio will fare on the run up to March 29 2019 and beyond? I am thinking of increasing cash position by reducing UK-exposed holdings.

[philanderer] 02/7/2018 17:23

Good day for MKS today on a rubbish general market day , five up, seventeen down for my lot.

[qantas] 02/7/2018 16:20

Shorts doomed to failure at MKS and DEB







Please do your own research.

[loganair] 01/7/2018 19:49

For any who are interested the next FTSE Quarterly review is on Wednesday 01st August and currently M&S stand in 98th place with Direct Line Insurance at 100th and Seven Trent 103rd.


The highest place FTSE 250 company is currently Rightmove 99th then Spirax Engineering 101st.

[careful] 01/7/2018 12:42

The act of shorting causes the price to drop.
Amazing how low they can drive prices when it is coordinated.
..and by borrowing our own shares in nominee accounts for a tiny fee that we never see a penny of.


It cannot be right that there are powerful people out there who have a vested interest in the failure of a company.
It can lead to corruption on a large scale.

[countless] 01/7/2018 12:29

Interesting read Philanderer thank you. I see the shorters had a hard time with MRW due to constant positive news flow and increasing profits. I expect the same here.

[philanderer] 01/7/2018 00:10

Speculators place a collective £800m bet on a slump in M&S' share price following John Lewis' shock profit warning


++Short-selling of Marks & Spencer shares has soared to a record high

++Short positions reached almost 17 % of Marks & Spencer’s stock last week

++The shorting followed a shock profit warning at M&S’s biggest rival John Lewis

Short-selling of Marks & Spencer shares has soared to a record high with hedge funds having placed a collective £800 million bet on a slump in the price

Short positions – contracts that allow speculators to gamble that the value of a business will fall – reached almost 17 per cent of Marks & Spencer’s stock last week.

The shorting followed a shock profit warning at M&S’s biggest rival John Lewis, owner of Waitrose. Hedge funds taking a punt on a fall in the price of M&S include Marshall Wace, Pelham Capital and US-based Lone Pine Capital.

[loganair] 28/6/2018 20:05

What's gone wrong with M&S clothing?

In the 1990's M&S alienated its core customers in a bid to attract a new type of customer moving into trendier clothing fashion where from clothing retailer to clothing retailer clothes look the same, moving away from their traditional timeless clothing.

This has backfired on M&S because they are now 1 of many instead of being 1 of a few selling timeless clothing where M&S had the expertise.

M&S has runaway from its roots and in doing so they have damaged the M&S brand identity so their core customers have been slowly, but steadily jumping ship.

[philanderer] 27/6/2018 13:50

'UK retailers' sales recovery continues as sales surge in June'

...High street sales growth was reported across retail sub-sectors, with the pick-up in June driven particularly by a rise in non-store sales, department stores, durable household goods, with grocers and hardware stores faring well. On the downside, carpet and furniture stores and clothing retailers saw a drop in sales volumes in the year to June.

[philanderer] 27/6/2018 13:31

Just popped in that new M&S food Hall. Very impressive , nice cafe incorporated as well. Must have been 100 staff in there , drinks promotions etc.

Should be very successful 🌞

[philanderer] 27/6/2018 12:13

'Zero' John Lewis profit warning amid Waitrose closures


The company blames tough high street trading conditions and says profits in the first half of the year will be "close to zero".

[philanderer] 27/6/2018 12:10

New M&S Food Hall on the lower ground floor of the Paddington Basin Head Office now open.

Very quick conversion . Hats off to them 😊👍🍻

[philanderer] 26/6/2018 12:34

'Sainsbury's sales lag supermarket rivals as Morrisons leads again'


....Nielsen found Sainsbury's share of total till receipts was down 0.4%, with Asda up 2.7%, Morrisons up 1.8% and Tesco gaining 1.5%. Marks & Spencer was up 1.5%.

[philanderer] 25/6/2018 23:45

'Jobs under threat at Marks & Spencer’s banking arm as it slashes branch staff'

[philanderer] 21/6/2018 14:01

'M&S and Microsoft launch strategic partnership'

[philanderer] 20/6/2018 16:54

Marks & Spencer appoints head of kidswear buying

[philanderer] 20/6/2018 13:28

I'd love this 😊


"Marks & Spencer former digital boss says troubled retailer should seek Amazon deal"