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Petrofac, Diversified Energy Company and Ocado are the top three most shorted UK stocks
If someone is betting heavily against a UK stock I either own, or plan to own, then I’d want to know about it. Luckily, all firms with a net short position greater than or equal to 0.1% of the issued share capital against a listed UK listed company have to report that position to theMore Read more
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In defence of Nick Train and his stock picking performance on the basis that the worlds greatest investors don’t always outperform the stock market
This week Finsbury Growth & Income Trust (LSE: FGT) related its report for the half year which ended on 30 March, 2024. In the report Nick Train, the investment manager, apologised for his poor investment performance over the last few years. A Financial Times article picked a few key phrases from Mr Train’s investment managerMore Read more
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There were signs to avoid UK stock market darling Patisserie Valerie before it collapsed
Patisserie Holdings plc—which had the ticker CAKE—disappeared from the London Stock Exchange‘s AIM market in October 2018. A tax bill of £1.4m arrived and despite having £24m in cash, it could not be paid. That was because the company was far from flush in cash, in fact it was on the verge of bankruptcy, whichMore Read more
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Petrofac tops the list of the top twenty most shorted UK stocks for yet another week
It’s probably not a good sign if a stock is shorted. Find out which UK stocks are the most heavily shorted as of Friday, 5 April, 2024More Read more
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Yet again Petrofac is the most shorted UK stock
It’s probably not a good sign if a stock is shorted. Find out which UK stocks are the most heavily shorted as of Friday, 23 March, 2024More Read more
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Is any one else perplexed by the Synthomer share price rising 63% last week?
On Monday 11 March, 2024 the Synthomer (LSE: SYNT) share price closed at 144p. The next day it closed 35.4% higher at 195p. The day after it was 49.4% higher at 215p. Two days later it was up 63.2% to close the week at 235p. The catalyst for this move was the release of theMore Read more
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