Relx Share Discussion Threads

[hectorp] 15/12/2003 09:32

Leatherey, good post, REL are already 'there' not being shoved out by 'free internet competition'. Publcations overheads much lower on the web.
H.

[billdaly] 15/12/2003 09:24

I think they have given up trying to keep the price down - large sell orders have gone - what a surprise.

1% L2 .5m vs .1m

[billdaly] 15/12/2003 09:03

Large sell order just removed as the strip got closer - anyone would think they didn't want to sell the shares! What a scam.

It has now been doubled and put back in a bit higher up. Bunch of crooks.

[billdaly] 15/12/2003 08:57

Two large sell orders being swapped in and out of the order book - but its not manipulation!!

1% L2 124k vs 530k

[leathery] 14/12/2003 22:54

Aricle in todays Sunday Times. Starts off about recent share price slide and reasons for it e.g. US economy gains offset by currency fall, reduced academic institutional orders on scientific etc titles as buyers look for cheaper online alternatives. The ironic ending to the article was that it confirmed that REL is also a leading online periodical supplier.

Incomes might be reducing into the left hand, but if buyers are transferring to online as suggested, REL will just get increasing incomes into the other hand. Even so, I think that this could also be to RELs benefit as (please note Im no expert in this area) online operations are always cheaper than traditional publishing methods (let the buyer print it off and pay for the ink/paper etc).

Im sure you can do the maths...hang in there she'll bounce back.

(This IMHO and I hold shares in REL)

[hectorp] 14/12/2003 19:16

like to think you are right ! we'll see Mon-Teus.

[hectorp] 14/12/2003 19:16

like to think you are right ! we'll see Mon-Teus.

[billdaly] 14/12/2003 00:30

Watching the order book on friday I noticed large sell orders just above the strip - these managed to keep the price down - for a buyer? As soon as the price hit one of the sell orders late in the day (~16.00), it was removed immediately and the price went up. Friday's fall may have been stage managed therefore to help a buyer and it could have been happening all week - monday may see it move back up.

[brain smiley] 13/12/2003 23:14

the chart is alway for Reed...i suggest shorting at aroung 5.00 and longing at around 4.00.theres to much uncertainly surrounding this company. theres safer trading opps around.

[billdaly] 13/12/2003 14:34

I think this is to do with making information which was created using government money freely available, I read about a similar activity in the US.

[billdaly] 12/12/2003 16:19

A 250k sell order was swiftly removed when it hit the strip before it was filled - and there is no such thing as mnaipulation of the order book - my ar@e!

[dawntrader] 12/12/2003 16:02

We are near or about APRIL lows, yet I dont think that the potential for this company is that bad, good solid co, and yet continues to fall. Other media companies such as BSY, RTR, PSON seeem to be doing ok out of the market rises, but REL seems to be reluctant to move upwards.

could even fall further between 16:00 and 16:30......!!!!!

Regards
Dawn

[dawntrader] 12/12/2003 16:02

We are near or about APRIL lows, yet I dont think that the potential for this company is that bad, good solid co, and yet continues to fall. Other media companies such as BSY, RTR, PSON seeem to be doing ok out of the market rises, but REL seems to be reluctant to move upwards.

could even fall further between 16:00 and 16:30......!!!!!

Regards
Dawn

[dawntrader] 12/12/2003 15:57

We are near or about APRIL lows, yet I dont think that the potential for this company is that bad, good solid co, and yet continues to fall. Other media companies such as BSY, RTR, PSON seeem to be doing ok out of the market rises, but REL seems to be reluctant to move upwards.

Regards
Dawn

[hectorp] 12/12/2003 15:35

What a day for me to go long at 459. I wrote above 'stron support around 460' and thatwas true.
It must be to do with this takeover today, maybe its a bit dilutive.. and no figures were released sow e can not know.
I'll just have to rise it out. Reed always bounces back.

[hectorp] 12/12/2003 15:35

What a day for me to go long at 459. I wrote above 'stron support around 460' and thatwas true.
It must be to do with this takeover today, maybe its a bit dilutive.. and no figures were released sow e can not know.
I'll just have to rise it out. Reed always bounces back.

[brain smiley] 12/12/2003 15:19

Were now ? Breaking support at 4.55-460.The chart is dreadful,looks like its nearest support is 4.30 or 4.00. The brokers are fairly positive but the chart suggests this is going down. Looks like a good short.

[billdaly] 12/12/2003 15:08

No, down further.

[billdaly] 12/12/2003 12:27

L2 looks a bit better, might bounce from here - US may give it a lift also - they are flying

[dawntrader] 12/12/2003 12:15

Read in the Sunday Business that this stock drop was over done, they usually get it right but has fallen heavily again since Monday price of 479, I do think that in the medium term (3-6 months) this stock should do better, dont understand why doing so poorly now, touching levels we saw in April 2003. Will take a small long position on March prices.

good luck
Dawn

[hectorp] 12/12/2003 11:07

Sold 460 PUTS in this stock today at 459p. Hope support around here holds...
phew!
Bought REL's 550 March CALLS for the princely sum of 2p each, so If the stock can get to even 520 by mid February I'll treble my position there. If not, lose 2p.

[billdaly] 12/12/2003 09:45

A buy order for 1 share on the strip at the moment - a sign?

[billdaly] 12/12/2003 09:09

Anybody have a clue what this means to the price?

AMSTERDAM (AFX) - Royal Swets & Zeitlinger Holding NV said that it has sold
its Swets Test International (STI) to Reed Elsevier's unit Harcourt Assessment
Inc, based in the US.
No financial details were disclosed.
STI will be integrated into Harcourt Assessment International's existing
operations and will report to the vice president international operations Ian
Taylor, based in London.

[hectorp] 12/12/2003 09:01

Seems some good support around 460 level, over the last two months ( chart)...