With the following minimal example:

\definemeasure[CAindent][12pt]
% Every chapter body text starts with a drop cap:
\setupinitial[n=3,m=1,-\measure{CAindent}]]
\setupindenting[yes,\measure{CAindent}]

\starttext
\placeinitial S{\bf{\kap uppose we}} have a system for the approval of
loans. \input knuth
\stoptext

both the initial and the bold stuff after it is indented. With hoffset I can move the initial, but not what comes after. I have been experimenting but haven’t found a way to solve this.


PS. switching \kap and \bf has an interesting result, the first character of the words is not in bold. This did not happen with lettrine in mkii