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Notes from Underground – Most read articles for the week ending 30 December

By Darren Atwater | Sunday 31 December 2023


 


Every year ShareProphets publishes twenty year-end tips, and these tips overwhelm the Most Read article leaderboard. So I have separated them out, then listed the most read articles and then the most listened-to Bearcasts over the past seven days. The most read non-Quiz, non-Tom article last week is Steve Moore with W.H. Ireland – interims argue “now in a stronger financial position as a result of the delivery of our cost efficiency programme”. Er, what about the bailout placing?! at No 1 or No 17 including Bearcasts and year-end tips.

The most read ShareProphets Tips of the Year this week were:

  1. The ShareProphets tips of the year Number 7, a BUY from Tom Winnifrith
  2. The ShareProphets tips of the year Number 4, a BUY from Gary Newman
  3. The ShareProphets tips of the year Number 3, a BUY from Steve Moore
  4. The ShareProphets share tips of the year Number 1, a BUY from Malcolm Stacey
  5. The ShareProphets tips of the year Number 10, a Buy from Tom Winnifrith
  6. The ShareProphets tips of the year Number 5, a BUY from Nigel Somerville
  7. The ShareProphets tips of the year Number 6, a BUY from Chris Bailey
  8. The ShareProphets tips of the year Number 2, a SELL from Lucian Miers
  9. The ShareProphets tips of the year Number 9, a Buy from Malcolm Stacey
  10. The ShareProphets tips of the year Number 8, a SELL from Lucian Miers
  11. The ShareProphets tips of the year Number 11, a Buy from Chris Bailey
  12. The ShareProphets tips of the year Number 12, a Buy from Steve Moore
  13. The ShareProphets tips of the year Number 13, a Buy from Darren Atwater

The most read ShareProphets stories this week were:

  1. W.H. Ireland – interims argue “now in a stronger financial position as a result of the delivery of our cost efficiency programme”. Er, what about the bailout placing?!
    Wealth Management and capital markets-related services group W.H. Ireland (WHI) has announced results for its half-year ended 30th September 2023 including emphasising that it “is now in a stronger financial position as a result of the delivery of our cost efficiency programme and it was pleasing to see the business deliver underlying monthly profitability (unaudited) in November 2023”. However, the combination of emphasising cost ‘efficiencies’, “underlying” profitability in a month after the reporting period-end and the results announcement being in the ‘no-one watching’ period between Christmas and the new year, tends to suggest the announcement isn’t pleasing…

  2. Festive Break: View from ShareProphets’ Readers’ Windows – Lake of Egypt, Illinois, USA
    Every year, in a tradition going back to to those heady days of 2014, we've published the Views from ShareProphets' Readers' Windows. Today’s view is by Jonathan,  of his view in Lake of Egypt, Illinois USA.

  3. Very Sexy Andrew Monk’s Christmas Carol Part 3
    ‘Twas the night before Christmas and things were bad at the luxury London townhouse of Mr. Andrew Monk, a man who liked to be described as the City of London’s top small cap broker. Not one visit but two from the ghostly figure in a Wrexham hoodie and now Monk could not find any way to get to sleep and was not greatly surprised when the large French Windows burst open again and, once more, a chubby finger beckoned.

  4. Tingo: Oops don’t believe our previous statements admission to SEC
    Following the charging by the SEC of Tingo (US:TIO) and fall guy Dozy Mmbousi with fraud, the company has posted an SEC notice warning investors that previously filed statements may not be true. How on earth can the SEC maintain the pretence that Dozy acted alone? When will it charge the main string puller, Chris Cleverly, Tory grandee Sir David Tripper and Darren Mercer as well? The filing is pretty damning and reads:

  5. Very Silly Andrew Monk issues piss poor numbers and makes howling schoolboy accounting error
    Maybe the Andrew Monk Christmas carol was not the egomaniac’s biggest Yuletide Nightmare. Now, as an Aquis advisor, he faces the humiliation of having to reissue (piss poor) interims after making a howling schoolboy error. I guess they did not teach accounting for beginners at Oriel College Oxford. Let’s start with the schoolboy error.

  6. The Christmas View From The Montana Log-Cabin As Gold Edges Back Towards All-Time Highs
    I may be bearish about equities in general, but I am much-cheered about the state of play when it comes to Gold, which finished for Christmas at $2053 – nicely up from last week’s $2019 having suffered something of a wobble after putting in a new all-time high. 

  7. Competition Result: Christmas Red Flags At Night Sweepstakes
    The list of dodgy announcements on the last trading day before Christmas – issued when no-one is watching – this year was extraordinary. We had a record year last year, but it was easily beaten this time. As ever, announcing results, circulars, director resignations etc all count as automatic inclusions. Here is the summary, as adjudicated by the Global Shorting Conspiracy……

  8. Festive Break: View from ShareProphets’ Readers’ Windows – Cheshire
    Every year, in a tradition going back to to those heady days of 2014, we've published the Views from ShareProphets' Readers' Windows. Today’s view comes from a reader just over the river from Tom, Rob from Cheshire.

  9. Festive Break: View from ShareProphets’ Readers’ Windows – Coleford
    Every year, in a tradition going back to to those heady days of 2014, we've published the Views from ShareProphets' Readers' Windows. Today’s view comes from Michael in Coleford. Yes, that is a miniature railroad, www.perrygrove.co.uk

  10. Eco Buildings Group – “Suspension of Director”, but not an investment concern
    A concerning-sounding “Suspension of Director”-titled announcement at a concerning - the ‘no-one watching’ period between Christmas and the new year - time of the year for corporate announcements from Eco Buildings Group (ECOB). That seemed even more so with the announcement just stating that “Dominic Redfern has been suspended from his role as Executive Vice Chairman, pending further investigation by the company”. However, the following is why we are relaxed about the investment situation here.

The most-listened to Bearcasts this week were:

  1. Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: reflecting on a past Christmas I spent in Bethlehem, on wars past and present and on why I am bullish about shares if bearish about lifeI start with a few thoughts about my faith, one shared with Malcolm, then about disagreeing with bearish Nigel about equities. Then to a Christmas past for myself and Big Nose in Bethlehem and to GroupThink lies about Bethlehem today. Finally to wars past, as recounted HERE, and the war being lost by Ukraine as, sadly, I predicted. I hate war so much. On that sad note, I wish you all a Merry Christmas.

  2. Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Don't listen Nigel Wray, Stuart Ashman prompts more bad languageIn today's bearcast i start with happy events in London last night to cheer both myself and the Euroloon Jonathan Price. Then it is on to Verditek (VDTK), Canadian Overseas (COPL), Regtech Open (FRAUD) and Supply@ME Capital (FRAUD) all four of which owe us statements. Then Kefi Gold & Copper (KEFI) and Skinbiotherapeutics (SBTX).

  3. Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Mr Market has really got the Christmas spiritIn this podcast there is more to please Catriona and Matthew's Dog than to please Nigel Wray. Be warned. It covers: Horizonte Minerals (HZM), Technology Minerals (TM1), Canadian Overseas (COPL), WH Ireland (WHI), Supply@ME Capital (FRAUD) and its sister company Regtech Open (RTOP) and Tern (TERN).

  4. Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: Burying bad news the day before burying bad news dayIn today's podcast on a day of travel drama for the Mrs and Joshua I discuss: Chill Brands (CHLL), Ben's Creek (BEN), VSA Capital (VSA) and Reabold Resources (RBD).

  5. Tom Winnifrith Bearcast: the Canadian overseas SEDAR filing spelling out how it will die and shareholders will be wiped out
    Shame there was no RNS on Friday. But the SEDAR filing below spells out the slow and the quick death of Canadian Overseas Petroleum (COPL). Despite the proposed bailout at just 0.15p, it is a slam dunk zero and anyone holding is just mad. As for the motherfuckers at Yellow Jersey who misled investors and smeared me when I first exposed this crock at 2p just 20 months ago, they really should go fuck themselves. I await their apology but am not holding my breath as Dominic Barretto and his team and morally bankrupt pustules on the arse of AIM.
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