Is barclays in big trouble?

webtalk

Does anyone have any thoughts?

EdInvestor

The above post would appear to be spam and is reported as such.

rainy_dave

I would appreciate some clarification on your your reasoning EdInvestor.

Webtalk asked a reasonable question, and I replied with my thoughts, backed up by market data and commentary.

webtalk

EdInvestor wrote: »

The above post would appear to be spam and is reported as such.

thanks. I'll wait and see if it is removed - and what anyone else says.

I can recognise spam in many guises,b ut not when it comes to money stuff.

mountainchrisriver

Just to add... rainy_dave... you are not allowed any form of advertising in your sig... duly reported...

EdInvestor

Rainy-dave has advertising in his signature which is not allowed and has posted something that appears to be from that company's website.

rainy_dave

Webtalk, I apolgise for answering your question and providing you with more information regarding Barclays' current position, clearly this is what counts as SPAM these days.

I was not and am not encouraging anyone to buy (or for that matter sell) Barclays PLC stock.

My personal thoughts are

I made it clear that the post was my personal thoughts, which would seem reasonable since your question was "Does anybody have any thoughts?"

that's certainly what technical analysis is currently suggesting

True, however for copyright reasons I am not permitted to display screenshots of a market terminal in an open forum

Barclays to City - "We are far less exposed to the sub-prime lending market than you may have thought we would be."
City to Barclays - "If it's all the same to you, we'll just wait and see"

Slightly contentious personal opinion of the financial commentary in several publications over the last three days.

The screenshots provided were simple market data and figures from a source which I am permitted to reproduce.

Apologies for any unintentional offence that may have been caused.

rainy_dave

Rainy_dave, does indeed have the name of a company in his signature. However, he provides no link to this company, which is forbidden under the forum rules.

For clarification, the rules state with regard to Signatures:

SIGNATURES

Please ensure your signature takes up a minimum amount of space. Large signatures can make threads harder to read.

and

SIGNATURE LINKS

The only links permitted in signatures are those of the MSE team, the Forum team, Board Guides and links to charity (ie they are on the Charities Commission Register of Charities). This includes un-activated links. If in doubt, contact [EMAIL="abuse@moneysavingexpert.com"]!!!!!![/EMAIL]

My signature is both:
a) Short
and
b) Contains no signature links

Nor did I attempt at any point in this post to direct anyone to the company in question. I simply used the resources which I have available to provide a comprehensive answer.

Slightly dissapointed by the mild hostility I have received.

EdInvestor

I see rainy_dave is promoting his site over on this thread:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=588798

rainy_dave

Well spotted, you would also notice that it was in response to a direct question, to which the recommendation given was a valid solution. Nothing is being "pushed" on anyone.

mountainchrisriver

rainy_dave... the rule you are after is the one concerning advertising... rule No. 3!!

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=305655

HTH