In today's podcast I look at Tertiary Minerals (TYM), Sunrise Resources (SRES), Bidstack (BIDS), NMC Health (NMC) and Sirius Minerals (SXX). Now that we are at 5 rogue bloggers for Woodlarks surely all listeners can spare a tenner to donate HERE

Photonic components and systems manufacturer Gooch & Housego (GHH) has updated including of “high levels of demand for fibre optics, hi-reliability fibre couplers used in undersea cables and our A&D and life science capabilities” and the shares have currently responded above 1350p, more than 6% higher…

Last week we noted a licencing agreement for LP_LDL, of OptiBiotix Health (OPTI), was clearly positive with the potential then significantly added to but that Uruguay itself is clearly not the largest of markets. The latter is not the case for the United States and Canada!…

A “Statement Regarding Current Situation in China” from domestic appliances, primarily kettles, safety controls group Strix (KETL) – and the shares have currently responded to 190p, 10.5% higher…

Shamed Dr Shetty outfit NMC Holdings (NMC), whose days in the FTSE100 are surely numbered, has updated on the latest apparent news from the good doctor, who waked the plank over the weekend. This is in relation to his holdings in NMC and those of Khalifa Bin Butti and H.E. Saeed Bin Butti held via BRS International Holding Limited.

Yesterday, for the third time in less than a month, Versarien (VRS) was forced by an article on this website and then by AIM regulation to come clean on something, this time a founder director dumping all his shares. Let’s go for a fourth win, the relationship, or lack of it, with BIGT. My letter follows.

I see this morning that the interim CEO of Metro Bank (MTRO), Dan Frumkin, has been given the job on a full-time basis. Well good luck to him! As I have detailed for much of the last two years (and most recently here), the company is a complete dog with risk control issues, write-downs, business reversals and a surprise money raising...all ultimately resulting in a bunch of senior management (including the Founder) exits. And, as I said at the link above, 'all it needs to do now is find someone desperate enough to work there, ideally with a winning strategy...actually that may still be Mission Impossible'…

Yourgene Health (YGEN) has announced Elucigene DPYD has been approved for sale in Australia – and the shares have currently responded slightly higher, further towards 15p…

Hello, Share Finders. We’re probably all used to the disappointment of finding that a huge daily jump in one of our shares turns out to be a consolidation of some sort. Which is what I expected when I saw that one of my penny dreadfuls had put on 325% in one day. But no – it seems that there really was an old-fashioned share hike due to good news...

The largest specialist fishing tackle and equipment retailer in the UK, Angling Direct (ANG) has updated including “in-store sales were £27.9 million, an increase of 41.3% on the prior year period and up 12.0% on a like-for-like basis” and “online sales grew to £25.2 million, an increase of 13.3% on the prior year period”. The shares have currently responded to around 60p – circa 13% lower. Hmmm…

In my prior analysis of Versarien’s (VRS) track record I looked at the Plastics and Graphene segment and demonstrated that Graphene sales were trivial and the Graphene businesses were hugely loss making.  In this note I have had a look at the other trading segment namely the Hard Wear and Metallic Products segment.

This really is today's bearcast despite my introduction. Thanks for the kind messages about the flooding, the waters are now recedng fast. In today's podcast I look at China and the Coronavirus and ask WHEN IQE (OQE) will warn and if that will force a discounted placing. Methinks it will. I then look at the rioles of brokers (does research mean anything)? and Nomads (rules on quitting) in general and specifically in relation to Versarien (FRAUD). Then I discussa crazed TW hater and Optibiotix (OPTI) and how ultimately all comment on a company cannot determine its real value. In that vein I also look at Novacyt (NCYT) before finally looking at the worthless joke that is Conroy Gold and Natural Resources (CGNR). And I announce a fifth rogue blogger, Praise the Lord. Please donate something to the Woodlarks appeal HERE

Having previously updated in December including “we continue to face political and economic uncertainties which have contributed to a challenging first two months of the fiscal year”, though with “our business model is robust”, now an “AGM Statement” from ventilation systems and window and door hardware company Titon Holdings (TON) – and the shares currently at 87.5p, more than 20% lower…

I had been wondering what was going on at AIM-listed Conroy Gold and Natural Resources (CGNR). At the turn of the year the shares were languishing at just over 5p and raced ahead to around 15p until last Wednesday when the shares staring slipping. Of course there is no insider dealing – this is AIM after all – and surprise surprise this morning we learn of a placing and subscription to raise a poxy amount of cash to feed the electricity meter.

Subsea protection systems group Tekmar (TGP) has updated including that it “now expects that the group's earnings in FY20 will be broadly in line with those achieved in FY19”. That is with it having announced half-year adjusted earnings per share of 2.2p, comparing to -4p for the first half of the prior year and 6.2p for that full-year – and the shares are currently responding back to around 120p, more than 20% lower…

Volex (VLX) has released a “Statement Regarding Current Situation in China” – it having four manufacturing plants in China…

As tempting as it is to delve into a bit more banking sector geek maths looking at the big cost-cutting news from HSBC (HSBA) or having another go at Amigo (AMGO), which claims that a number of entities have expressed interest in buying some or all of its assets (good luck with that!), instead let us talk again about InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)…

Ariana Resources (AAU) “is pleased to announce the receipt of due diligence drilling results by Proccea Construction Co. and the proposed partner on the Salinbas gold project in Turkey” – this is in relation to a potentially exciting deal to partially monetise Salinbas and the Red Rabbit project…

Hello, Share Diggers. Recently, I suggested three shares which I thought might stand a better chance than most. One of the golden trio was City of London Investment Group (CLIG). Its latest half-year results are out, and are encouraging. The shares are up a bit as I write, but I’m not sure the penny’s still dropped yet...

A “Quarterly Update” has sparked shares in gold recovery and projects company Goldplat (GDP) – and they currently retain upwards momentum…