skc
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Be happy, if 6% on monday represents $5k profit then you probably took $5k profit in the 6% rise on friday. Well done. Plus of course all the divs you accumulated while holding.
Of course it's nice to take profit but I spent most of yesterday's morning looking at the profit that I missed out on... and probably missed many more trading opportunities as a result.
Does anyone have any insights as to what this might mean for ALZ? Is it a price sensitive announcement or just business as usual. Does it make it a takeover target? etc. etc.
Definitely price sensitive. Looks like it will be done at between $3.685 and $3.75.
Often the market reacts negatively to a major shareholder selling out at below last traded price (as required since it is usually a massive stake). So the share price can move quickly below the price of the block trade.
In this case however, Capitaland has been a rumoured seller for quite sometime, while ALZ just came out with a trading update of sorts, you'd think the market is as informed as it can be.
Having said that, Capitaland is still holding a large stake and the "overhang" thought could weigh on the stock for a while yet.
I don't think it changes much in relation to a takeover, however. Capitaland would be a willing selling at the right price - either through block trade or a third party acquirer...
Let me guess - you are long in a pairs trade?
Ha Ha good guess SKC but not quite. Im short ALZ. This might not be the right thread to discuss a pairs trade but what would you do if you were short ALZ and long FDC for example (should I post in the pairs thread?)
I did have a signal to go short ALZ last week but elected not to take it because of the recent corporate activities in the sector.
Depending on the final sale price, the news isn't decidingly good or bad. So play it cool and react only to an over-reaction.
However, if I am short I'd be more comfortable than if I was long. If ALZ looks to open 3-4% lower than I would probably cover at least half. There is a support line right around current level so if broken it could trigger some stops and create a long downward spike intraday, which I'd try to catch with the remaining half.
But it's all just a plan and it ould change depending on the news coming out of the block trade.
Ok so Stockland come out with a $4.35 bid for ALZ. After a halt ALZ opens down 0.01 at $4.25 on no volume then is promptly sold off to $4.21.... Was the market expecting a better offer from Stockland? I'm confused.
I think people are concerned that ALZ won't come to the party and SGP has declared this as the final bid. So they are willing to walk away if this price gets knocked back.
Australand opening the books for Stockland.
http://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20140530/pdf/42pxzy7w02m5df.pdf
1.124 Stockland shares for every ALZ share....i want a little more.
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