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MB : Slow down in this sector is picking up the pace. Tops tiles results yesterday also highlight this. Just drop into Tools station, Wickes, Screwfix or Selco, Travis and see for your self. I was in Wickes yesterday and staff confirmed this.

KGF is 2nd highest shorted stock at present and rising. Shorter increasing their stake last week after result. I guess dividend is one of the reason this is till up. Mr Garnier is trying all the tricks in the book to hold/slowdown the decline of SP. At the end of the day gravity will win. As for Home Depot comparison, two very different markets.......imho...dyor.

Do you know what was written in the article pls, would you mind pasting it here.

Apparently it was tipped by Sunday times Tipster.

Brokers cutting SP targets lower lately and this one is going up today. Especially when July GDP numbers were soft. I have noticed Shorts have bought back few, now shorts 7%, down by 2%. Also Q2 figures are out soon. perhaps someone knows something???

Short now make that 9.18%....and climbing.

Roofer : Been to few different branches in last 4 weeks during the day and been dead. I find Material is so expensive at Screwfix, most of the time i can find things cheaper else where. Use to be my go to place but no more. only go there if I cant find something else where.

Make that 8.9% and climbing.
With Wickes missing year 2022 target looks like house of cards ready to tumble.
£2 here we come.

Telegraph : Borrowed from other site, hope this helps.

chipperfrd2 Mar '21 - 10:07 - 40030 of 40041

NOT royalty! The statement says 'Economic Benefit', which is a very different thing.

The current cash flows to the government are already pretty close to 50% of Profit after Tax.

By the time they have taken 6% Royalty, 1% Clearing, 25% Tax and 14% in free-carried attributable profit, the actual split is already close to 50% at the bottom line.

Yesterday Warren Buffet Q3 filling revealed Buffet have exited his gold bet by selling whole stake in Barrick Gold. Also many others doing the same and not sure what else can propel gold higher as it seem we are on verge of economies opening up.....imho.

Viable : Good call on PTAL....Weldone!!

Other day Michael Saylor said on Bloomberg, Gold peaked in Aug and he moved into BTC. If he had taken position in gold last year in Sep he be sitting on a loss of $2b, instead, he is up multi Billions and so many other s like him have or doing the same now.
Also every other person and their dog and sink, expecting/looking/hoping gold to go higher and most likely the case will be or is, Gold will do the opposite as we can see it unfolding right in front of our eyes. You can see on the chart since 6th Aug it's stuck in downward channel and many times gold tried to break above the channel but failed and have been creating lower lows and lower highs ever since. Right now, its at previous low created on 6th Nov, that day low of the day was 1764.59 and close was 1778.91. If these two levels break we are looking at gold testing to new lows/bottom of the channel around 1665, with all the selling pressure most likely outcome is new low, unless something major changes the current situation.......imho.

Tornadotony :

3. Odey own over 13% and did not take up the placing so their holding dropped by a fifth. So they did not sell.

Odey did sell, forget % wise for a moment. Previously they owned 144m now they won 136m, so where did the 8m shares go?

the_share

Odey did sell, they held 144m shares now hold 136m.

As for NED Fryer, ppl feel concerned because he is NED. I feel its normal for ppl to be concerned. What changed that he decided to dump the lot. Is it personal or professional reason....etc etc.

I'm bit confused regarding no RNS of who has taken all those 250m (- 29m Jonathan Leslie) shares.

Tornadotony

I think he made double of that amount.

Viable
I agree with you regarding clipping his wings.
Fryer, have been buying/Placing since 2014 at various levels. Last placing buy of 231,214 was at 16.50p at recent placing. Over all his average was around 8.9p appox. For someone to buy shares at 16.5p about a month ago and than sell them below the price, indicates, may be either something has changed in his personal life hence he needs the money for what ever reason or he is not happy with something at SHG. I would assume its not later as he is still Non-Executive Director....imho.

Ant1986
Its sell, 100k @ 15p and 971214 @ 14.75p. Why would a director sell when things looking good, makes you wonder or some other liabilities needs settling else where, who knows. Doesn't fill me with confidence though.

At present every other person is guessing POG's next move is up, which it could very well be, but normally when everyone is expecting things to go one way, things tend to give/do the complete opposite.
Most were expecting SP to be around 25p by Xmas, but reality turns out to be completely opposite and now looking more likely to be heading towards 15p not 25p...imho....dyor.

Trek : It looks to me Odey closed CFD but bought some more shares. Previously they held 149m shares now hold 152m, change in % is due to Barrick share dilution.....imho. Or am I reading it wrong?

Turnkey : Thx. Regarding "last month" it was in general terms. Exact date I checked, it was 20th Aug was 26th of June, as I sent them a email regarding Interim date.
I agree with you and Sensibles regarding current valuation. But if Kenya deal falls through for what ever reason (not saying it will), it will hit SP in short term, as lots of ppl counting that as a done deal. That will **** a lots of folks off as well as create a good buying opportunity for others.....Glass half full half empty scenario.....imho...dyor.

Colonel : Yes, 20th has been removed now, I checked it last month. Obviously something is going on in the back ground. I hope all good though as they were so confident about the deal being concluded in 3-6 weeks on 19th June presentation.