Dan Loeb, Third point Many hedge funds have delivered meagre returns, yet again, in 2012 after a disappointing 2011. Most having not benefited from bets on the hot sectors, namely – U.S. mortgage debt, Greek bonds and eurozone banks. In 2011, the average fund dropped 4.8% and some equity focused funds suffered an average 19% drop.…
While it can be said that autumn 2012 has witnessed as much interest in the natural resources sector as ever, few would deny that there has not been quite the response in terms of the share price action – at least in a positive way, that many short-term traders might have wished for. Nevertheless, I have…
RNS out this morning that continues to firm up the value case of the story while we wait for the Syrian resolution – Acquisition of Oil and Gas Exploration and Gas Exploitation Interests in Morocco — Discovered reserves and resources with development plans to produce cash flow from gas production as early as Q3-2013 —…
19 Dec 2012 Cantor Opening Call The FTSE is seen opening up around 10 points higher today UK Corporate Announcements Bunzl states that trading has been in line with the expectations and sees its operating margin in line with last year Sportingbet states that trading in December has continued in line with…
The Set Up… I have to admit that with regards to me and my memory, it is somewhat like a sieve – and that’s being flattering! Nevertheless, what sticks out in my mind about by book 101 Charts For Trading Success, now nearly two years old, is the way that the coverage of Barclays Bank was…
See our blogs on the Nikkei here – http://www.spreadbetmagazine.com/blog/is-the-25-year-bear-market-in-japan-over.html and here – http://www.spreadbetmagazine.com/blog/japanese-equities-dont-miss-the-train.html and also our Buy in levels on the About Us page (8600 & 8850). Very handsome profits have been returned in recent weeks from our Trading Buy Calls on Japan and we don’t expect the train to reverse any time soon, as evidenced by…
Sometimes it pays to “take time out” and so as we wind down to Xmas, after a cracking 1st year for SBM, we are spending some of our hard earned profits (see the About Us page to verify our 90% + success record) and enjoying the ski slopes in Lech! 2013 promises to be an…
18 Dec 2012 Cantor Opening Call The FTSE is seen up around 25 points higher this morning UK Corporate Announcements Morgan Sindall states that it is trading in line with the board’s expectations Skyepharma also announces that it is trading in line with the forecasts Unite Group details that it remains well…
UPDATE – 17/12/12 – Perhaps 21/12/12 will not in fact herald the end of the world for us all but for Assad? We can see in the chart below that today’s price action is extremely encouraging with the stock rising decisively now through the long down trend that has been entrenched over the last 2…
A rather underwhelming response to the video released on Friday afternoon by Xcite Energy featuring Chief Executive, Rupert Cole, with the shares dropping 3% on Friday and close to 2% today to less than 90p. Like his predecessor, Richard Smith, who had several videos produced with Proactive Investors, Cole appears to have not produced the…
