Well, I’ve taken advantage (or maybe not) of the banking schamozzle in the States with its knock-on effect here and bought a small starter tranche before the close today.
I should perhaps explain that I am not following chart patterns slavishly, but those patterns do reflect my thinking and provide a focus for further thought.
In this case I’d had a good run, but I still remained bullish so looking for an early opportunity to start the ball rolling again. I thought the boys and girls played a feint on earnings day by sending price down sharply so they could fill their boots on better than expected results. It seemed to me that somewhere near that “false” downside was worth an entry even though it wasn’t that far below where I’d cashed in. So the plan was to take a small bite and hold if it goes the wrong way and look for a reason for buying more (or selling out) around the 50% fib level.
The other change is that I’m actually buying the shares now so I’ll be getting the dividend next month unless it drops like a stone in the meantime.