Having asked for readers tips for 2022 for the prize of 1/2 litre of Tom Winnifrith's Greek Hovel olive oil (2022 harvest) HERE, the following is the end-July monthly update on performance (to be eligible needed to have selected, on a once per username basis, a buy & sell pick from the LSE, AIM casino or Aquis lobster pot and the stocks not to have been suspended at the commencement of 2022).

I do not think Miles is finished with Victoria (VCP) yet where I agree with him that this could well be a zero. Meanwhile he has a new target where I am also a long time bear, 

It is Audioboom (BOOM). Enjoy. The valuation here is bonkers so with the red flags exposed by Miles this is a double short.

Unbound Group (UBG) states that it “is pleased to announce all resolutions put to shareholders at the General Meeting held earlier today in connection with the fundraising and share capital reorganisation were duly passed” and that it “would like to thank shareholders for their support of the fundraising and take the opportunity to welcome new investors onto the register. Now, with the fundraising approved, we will focus on accelerating our growth strategy in a controlled fashion”. So what’s the detail?

The Crown Prince of the sheep shaggers, Paul Roberts of the excellent Stockomendation website, has been a guest of Alpesh Patel who is caharging folks thousands of quid for a luxury insight into his trading genius. Paul writes:

I start with my troubles in travelling and also with a guest at the Greek Hovel changing all the locks. Suffice to say I am in a bad mood as I head back to Wales. Then it is onto Canadian Overseas Petroleum (COPL) where - goaded by a trolling and abusive shareholder - I remind you why the shares will be sub 10p by Christmas and could well then head rapidly towards zero. Then back to Zak Mir and Lift Ventures (LFT), where I serve up a scenario where the initial deal was illegal and the cover-up needs exposing, something Aquis Regulation could do at ease. Of course if the NEDS and adviser Optiva are smart and, if my theory is correct, they will resign and whistleblow now as IF the initial deal was illegal and that is now being covered up they do not want to be implicated if things get messy.

Digital media company which owns ‘Entertainment Daily’, ‘The Daily Mash’ and ‘The Tab’, Digitalbox (DBOX) has announced a trading performance “significantly ahead of the company's expectations” and on “the acquisition of the web and mobile platform assets of TVGuide.co.uk Limited, announced in May… expects this to enhance… revenue performance and profitability”. So why a current share price response to 11.25p, more than 6% lower?

Hostel market-focused online travel agent Hostelworld Group (HSW) states that it “is pleased to announce its interim results for the six-month period ended 30 June 2022… strong month on month growth… in the absence of any further deterioration in the macro-economic climate, disruption to airline schedules, or escalation of the conflict in the Ukraine, we expect to be EBITDA positive in H2”. So what of a current share price response to 90p, down almost 5%?

Back in April I wrote about “The continuing madness of Deliveroo” (ROO) HERE. I am sure there are a bunch of shareholders (and users) of the online food delivery company who are excited to see a c. 3% rise in the company’s shares today. But don’t forget it is still down a mere 52% year-to-date! And if you purchased last year’s IPO, I offer you my commiserations.

Short selling outfit Iceberg recently published a bear dossier on carpets roll-up play Victoria (VCP), which I reposted on this website HERE. Writing to you from Greece, I am not aware if the deadwood press is taking this matter onwards as what Iceberg wrote was very punchy indeed and I am sure that Victoria’s PR spinners will be using phrases involving the dreaded L word (lawyer) to any of the spineless 4^th Estate hacks who ask questions.

Hello Share Seekers. Though it’s not been one of my favourites previously, I’m rather taken by the prospects of software specialist Sage Group (SGE). The fact is that computer technology is the biggest growing thing around. Yet in the grand scheme of things, it’s still in its infancy.