1st June 2020
After highlighting a cautious, defensive equity vehicle in the last blog – ‘A man for all seasons’ via the Scottish investment trust – the author has been asked to...
Read More22nd May 2020
The last blog ‘At the Crossroads’ prompted considerable conversation surrounding the immediate outlook for financial markets, with readers seemingly reflecting investors’...
Read More7th May 2020
Investors have experienced a turbulent and very uncomfortable 2020 to date, with the COVID-19 pandemic surprising us all and inducing a level of uncertainty rarely seen in our lifetimes. If dear...
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22nd April 2020
In the current commodity price environment, with oil prices at their lowest level for decades, companies are under huge pressure. It’s survival of the fittest. Many have been forced to halt...
Read More20th April 2020
While the oil market is at historical lows as the global economy struggles with a production cut that will eventually set prices rising again, AIM-listed Ascent are rolling the dice, setting up an...
Read More2nd April 2020
“March winds and April showers bring May flowers” so says the nineteenth century proverb. Well, we can’t be sure what April will bring but March 2020 was the stormiest month –...
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30th March 2020
To begin with full disclosure, I think the government has made a catastrophic mistake with its economic handling of Covid-19. It is painfully apparent to me that it has also handled the epidemic...
Read More6th March 2020
After worrying about trade tariffs and Brexit last year, investors now face a new fear – of an entirely different sort – in the form of COVID-19, better known as the Coronavirus. The...
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26th February 2020
WTI $49.90 -$1.53, Brent $54.95 -$1.35, Diff -$5.05 +18c, NG $1.85 +2c Oil price Covid-19 rolls on and without any idea yet as to how and where it started it will remain the mystery it has become....
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Flash blog today as thanks to the storm and BA my plans have been rather shot to pieces! Coro Energy Coro announced yesterday that in respect of the company’s 15% non-operated...
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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...
Read More4th June 2018
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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