Reflect & Prepare
20th September 2019
These are tough times for the Federal Reserve - faced with steady data which suggests a moderate stance, yet under fire from a US President screaming for further accommodation to keep the economic...
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20th September 2019
These are tough times for the Federal Reserve - faced with steady data which suggests a moderate stance, yet under fire from a US President screaming for further accommodation to keep the economic...
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20th September 2019
On Thursday, top retailers in the UK met with government officials in what is being described as 'clear the air' talks oversupply issues should the UK indeed crash out of the EU without a deal next...
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18th September 2019
WTI $59.34 -$3.56, Brent $64.55 -$4.47, Diff -$5.12 -91c, NG $2.67 -1c Oil price With ABS announcing yesterday that the damage to the Abqaiq processing plant would be repaired by the end of...
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18th September 2019
The share price of the retail giant has recovered on the weekly charts. There has been a strong rejection of 200p on the downside and now the price has settled at around 235p. I think it's...
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We hear that the keenly anticipated IPO of WeCompany - the parent of WeWork - is to be delayed until later this year. Initial expectations were that the stock market listing was to be...
Read More16th September 2019
WTI $54.85 -24c, Brent $60.22 -16c, Diff -$5.37 +8c, NG $2.61 -4c Oil price With the small decline in oil price on Friday the week ended down by about a dollar but then came the attack on Saudi...
Read More13th September 2019
Going into Friday's session, US consumer discretionary stocks are riding the crest of another wave higher, fuelled by a mix of fresh optimism of a trade deal between the US and China, as well as the...
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Today is the ECB rate decision and the Draghi and co are expected to cut the deposit rate by 10bps to -0.50%. The big question today is if the ECB will add more stimulus to the...
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Shares in the London Stock Exchange ramped up earlier today on news that the owner of Hong Kong's major share market, HKEX had made a surprise bid of £32bln for the UK's primary stock...
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The FTSE 100 has been looking week over the past few session although the trend is still an uptrend. At the moment the recent strength in sterling has been stopping the index moving...
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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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