20th August 2019
The technicals seem to be working a treat on the indices at the moment with the trade war sell-off stopping right on the weekly support zone of 7099.4. Now things seem to be simmering down between...
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20th August 2019
Yesterday afternoon’s announcement that one of the UK’s biggest pub operators, Greene King, had received and recommended acceptance of an 850p cash offer should come as little surprise to...
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19th August 2019
WTI $54.87 +40c, Brent $58.64 +41c, Diff -$3.77 +1c, NG $2.20 -3c Oil price With a modest rise on Friday the oil price gained on the week but it was close as WTI was up 37c and Brent 11c on the...
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16th August 2019
The question on everyone's lips now is whether the US is starting to blink, realising that levying tariffs on Chinese goods will start to bite on consumers back home. Well, the decision to...
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16th August 2019
Shares in GE took another tumble yesterday after an investigator who unraveled the Ponzi scheme initiated by Bernie Madoff warned of 'hidden' liabilities within the company's accounts related to its...
Read More16th August 2019
In yesterday’s blog, a number of alternatives to stock market quoted company shares were discussed – from inflation-linked bonds to warehouse property, absolute return-focused funds to...
Read More15th August 2019
The last few weeks and months have been testing times for the equity markets, pushed and pulled to the tune of the mood in the trade between the US and China. After the announcement of fresh...
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Beleaguered financial broker Plus500 are back on track to meet their expectations for the full year. The whole sector has been plagued by over-regulation and a crackdown on offering too much leverage...
Read More14th August 2019
In the last blog, three weeks ago, the author considered the immediate prospects for the UK’s financial markets following the appointment of a new prime minister – anticipating...
Read More14th August 2019
WTI $57.10 +$2.17, Brent $61.30 +$2.73, Diff -$4.20 +56c, NG $2.15 +4c Oil price A big rise yesterday as President Trump backed off a bit in the tariff war and didnt want to have American kids...
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6th July 2018
This week I reduced my holding in Echo Energy (ECHO) by 100%. There were no changes to my holdings in Empyrean Energy (EME), Asiamet Resources (ARS), Horizonte Minerals (HZM), Strategic Minerals...
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This week I increased my holding in Empyrean Energy (EME) by 123%. From next week, I will stop reporting changes in EME holdings until there is visibility on future operations but I will still be a...
Read More21st May 2018
This week I reduced my holding in Asiamet Resources (ARS) by 18% and I reduced my holding in Empyrean Energy (EME) by 32%. My holding in Horizonte Minerals (HZM) and mystery holdings, MH1...
Read More11th May 2018
There were no changes to my holdings in Asiamet Resources (ARS), Empyrean Energy (EME), and Horizonte Minerals (HZM). Volume Analysis All the above holdings this week had a day when the...
Read More4th May 2018
There were no changes to my holdings in Asiamet Resources (ARS), Empyrean Energy (EME), and Horizonte Minerals (HZM). Volume Analysis All the above holdings this week had days when the...
Read More4th May 2018
If you read about my secret in the previous blog post then this week you may have noticed a few big risers, including Bahamas Petroleum (BPC) and Pipehawk (PIP).The rises in BPC and PIP were positive...
Read More30th April 2018
Empyrean Energy (EME) I increased my EME holding by 48%. Asiamet Resources (ARS) There was no change to my holding of ARS. Horizonte Minerals (HZM) There was no change to...
Read More23rd April 2018
Asiamet Resources (ARS) I increased my holding in ARS by 10% following initial drilling results from the Beutong project. New and existing investors would also be wise to view the recent interview...
Read More9th April 2018
After a long while away I return with a fresh new style of investing, and yes, I mean investing long term. I will only focus on 3 companies at any one time but will monitor the unfolding of their...
Read More19th June 2017
The number of shares in a defensive buy is dictated primarily by the asking price and the buy/sell commission that you pay – for simplification I will assume that the buy and sell commissions...
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