Director Dealing As markets tread water after extreme volatility Jeremy finds that directors have a 77% win rate on their purchasing during the volatility. A trawl of those still underwater may indicate some treasures that are overlooked. Read more
Month: June 2020
The Trader: Examining Retail Trading Behaviour
One of the many oft-repeated quotes around traders is that 90% of traders lose money. However, this depends on how one classifies a ‘trader’. Many people – and I can believe that it is 90%+ of people – lose money when they enter trading. But often newcomers aren’t coming into the market prepared. There’s a […]
A cheap profitable share with a strong balance sheet
Today I have added two more criteria to turn the list of cheap shares with strong balance sheets I made in my last article into a list of cheap profitable shares with strong balance sheets! The profitability criteria are free cash conversion and return on capital employed. This table shows the individual and aggregated rankings […]
Weekly Commentary: 22/06/20 – High Conviction from here on
High Conviction from here on With the seamless transition from bear market to bubble Jeremy suspects that now is a time to make sure we have conviction in our holdings. Tatton Asset management is his highest conviction holding. Read more
Ranking potential bargains
A SharePad customer, Chris, reminded me of the power of ranking recently, when he emailed to say (among other things): “I find that I am playing with spreadsheets to get the data in place rather than actually making decisions. I guess sometimes too much data can be detrimental…” Decisions are hard, and messing around with […]
Weekly Commentary: 15/06/20 – On-line valuations
On-line valuations The silly valuation of the latest US IPO causes Jeremy to ponder some of the UK online valuations and finds the spreadbetters to be under appreciated by UK markets Read more
Prudent 15: The SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust
The SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust The idea of investing in a fund which will help facilitate the transition towards a more sustainable energy mix has spawned a small army of London listed closed end funds and investment trusts. At last count there are over a dozen such funds listed and with all of them […]
Screening For My Next Long-Term Winner: Frontier Developments
Has the market become too obsessed with ‘pandemic-proof’ shares? I ask because my SharePad screening has brought Frontier Developments to my attention. The shares of this computer-game developer have leapt 66% so far this year as industry sales rally during the lockdown. However, Frontier’s accounting looks rather questionable and the near-£800 million market cap seems […]
Weekly Commentary: 08/06/20 – The Recovery Trade
The Recovery Trade In this strong market the pain trade is to buy. There are reasons this could be right and Jeremy suggests the carpet retailers recovery potential hasn’t yet been reflected. Read more
The Trader: Taking advantage of SharePad News
A few months ago, I wrote about how to optimise your news feed on ShareScope Pro. My suggestions to improve the news feed have been taken on board and are now available on SharePad too. In this article, I’ll show how you to set up your news feed in order to get the best out […]
Weekly Commentary: 01/06/20 – Dash to Trash
Dash to Trash After 14 years of growth out-performance, value is now set to perform in a recovery. Jeremy takes a look at the value available in the high street banks and wonders if the value will out. Read more