Early this year we showed the top shorted London-listed shares at the start of 2020. How's the performance as at the end of February? (those in bold remain from 2019)...

Hello Share Nudgers. As few of us are interested in the progress of individual companies due to the unusual circumstances, I venture a proposition. That we are now experiencing a buying opportunity. Let’s look at the immediate history of the effects of the virus on share prices...

The counting of the votes went on late into the night but the numbers are out and Sirius Minerals (SXX) will now be taken over at 5.5p per share in a rescue bid by Anglo American (AAL). The vote came in two parts…

Microsaic Systems (MSYS) “is pleased to announce the appointment of WH Ireland Limited as Joint Broker with immediate effect, alongside N+1Singer as Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker”. Hmmm – I wonder why?...

In today's podcast I start with an apology to Mitch Tarr for perhaps marginally misquoting him. But that turns into a demand that for all sorts of reasons BigDish (DISH) fires its chairman Jonathan Morley-Kirk, who should be in prison. Then I look at Coronavirus and Dignity (DTY) following a discussion with my GP sister. Then it is onto Sirius Minerals (SXX) and finally to why Brexit "bad boy" Arron Banks is a hero both for dealing with the ghastly Carole Cadwalladr and for his actions at Iofina (IOF) which I support for reasons I explain in great detail.

Having been heading back up, towards 100p, in early January, shares in Boku Inc (BOKU) recently fell below 60p but are currently back on the rise today on the back of an update including on Coronavirus impact on trading; “the recent growth we have seen in those countries that are most affected has been higher than in those where the virus has had a more limited impact so far”…

Don’t get me wrong, I think that Nostra Terra Oil & Gas (NTOG) is a basket case but at least flip flip Ben Turney has engineered a boardroom revolution which gives it a slim chance of not going bust. Well done to Ben who, you may remember, discussed Nostra Terra in a recent ShareProphets Radio free podcast HERE.

Shares in Braemar Shipping Services (BMS) had fallen from more than 220p in January to last close below 140p. Today a “Pre-Close Trading Update” including “trading results for the second half of the year are anticipated to be approximately in line with market expectations*”… and the shares currently further lower towards 130p…

AIM-listed jam-tomorrow IoT investment company Tern plc (TERN) has announced the sale of one of its investees, Seal Software. This is good news, and well done Tern…..but I wouldn’t get too excited if I were a shareholder, especially as this morning’s release is classed as the equivalent of an RNS Reach – in other words a marketing release...

There is so much going on that I really do not know where to start – though, to be honest, it is more quantity than quality…

Get your beer and popcorn ready this is going to be fun. Iofina (IOF) has today issued an RNS via its morally bankrupt PR mothers at Yellow Jersey commenting on social media and press reports that the self-confessed bad boy of Brexit, Arron Banks, is calling a GM to oust useless chairman Lance Baller. Iofina says it has received no request and as such “ the Board believes that posting this type of information on social media, instead of by proper and legally permitted channels, to be wholly inappropriate and in potential violation of applicable law and regulation. Furthermore, the Board believes this action to be detrimental to shareholders of the Company as a whole.” Pompous knobheads.

Having asked for readers tips for 2020 for the prize of 1/2 litre of Tom Winnifrith's Greek Hovel olive oil (2020 harvest) HERE, the following is an update on performance at the end of February (to be eligible needed to have selected, on a per username basis, a buy & sell pick from the LSE or AIM casino and the stocks not to have been suspended at the commencement of 2020)...

Hello Share Gatherers. Persimmon (PSN), the builder, made profit before tax of £1.04 billion in its last full year. However, that marked a reduction on last time of 4.5%. But one reason for that performance is that fewer homes were sold. And that’s probably not surprising, as the big home builder plans to concentrate more on quality from now on...

I contacted the FCA last week about what appears to be blatant market abuse, or possibly even securities fraud, at Dev Clever (DEV) and to its credit it has sent back a non standard reply indicating that it is taking the matter very seriously. As a reminder, Dev did a placing on December 20 2019 and its CEO sold £500,000 shares a month later only to admit in February that sales for the six months to 31 October 2019 were way below forecast. How can a software firm have not had any inkling of that before the placing and CEO share dump. It defies belief. The FCA writes:

A Friday “Trading Update and Impact of Coronavirus” announcement from industrial chains and related power transmission products company Renold (RNO) failed to halt a falling share price – and now both Chairman Mark Harper and Finance Director Ian Scapens have responded buying shares…

Befire Versarien (VRS) owning morons get too excited I do explain what happened in full. Then it is onto Sirius Minerals (SXX) where it does seem increasingly likely that having been egged on by folks like ShareSoc, the turkeys will be voting for Christmas tomorrow. Then onto Big Dish (DISH) and comments from a chap call Mitch below my article of earlier today which show the mindset of bull market madness - I take him and those who think like him to task in a big way.

“Beeks Financial Cloud Group plc (AIM: BKS), a cloud computing and connectivity provider for financial markets, is pleased to announce its unaudited results for the six months ended 31 December 2019”. After recent falls, not a significant share price bounce currently though…

A week ago, I asked you for examples of sheer lunacy from the ADVFN, iii and LSE Asylums and there were indeed many fine examples provided as you can see HERE. However, anyone who uses the Nazis to make their point is generally someone who has completely lost the plot and thus there can be only one winner.

It seems that AIM-listed Tern (TERN) has given up telling the market how much cash is flowing out to its supposed jewel in the crown, Device Authority (DA). This morning a filing referring to more wonga heading to DA was released and it seems to me that $400,000 has headed into DA’s coffers unannounced via RNS.

Previously writing on Lekoil (LEK), it included noting the sheikhs indeed fakes! Another massive scandal on AIM. Now the company announces “the following results of the Investigation: • The facility agreement was a part of a fraud perpetrated against the company”… Er, yep! and…