And now from Wales, by just 30 yards, it is my new, I hope, weekly video show. This costs 99p per episode to access and you can either listen or watch very sparky interviews with Richard Poulden on the collapse of empires but also of the West at every level and the death of oil and how we should save our finances against such a backdrop and with Kerim Sener of Ariana (AAU). I also explain why Supply@ME Capital (SYME) is a crooked zero and review the six short ideas from the previous 5 shows, 1 of which is already a zero. You can access the show HERE

Is now the time to buy gold aggressively or has that shipped sailed? What about silver, uranium, rare earths. We have assembled a panel of true experts ready to present to you on how to make money from mining stocks and all will present at MineProphets.com on July 18. You can book your seat HERE.

My tips of the year were published at the end of December HERE and HERE and I now update following the extraordinary first half of the year...

I discuss why, like my great grandfather, I'm paralysed by an historic event. This means I am not buying more gold shares although I know I should. Right now c20% of my portfolio is gold exposed and I go through some of the stocks I own and explain why I think gold and gold stocks will surge. I know I should buy more but can't bring myself to do so. Today i shall be recording another 9 videos for MineProphets. Make sure you book your ticket for next Saturday HERE

But didn’t we bank gains on Anglo Asian Mining (AAZ) just over a year ago at 96p… and the shares are now at 140p to buy? Yes, but the environment has, more than,  slightly changed since then!...

Tomorrow is a big day for investors in fully-listed Centamin (CEY) as it is due to produce its second quarter report, with Interims to follow three weeks later. Centamin is one of my gold tips, so naturally I anticipate the numbers with particular interest.

Here are five long reads that have nothing to do with shares. Put the kettle on, find a comfy chair. You have the time, don't you? 

This has nothing to do with shares or investing or anything. It's the end of the weekend and we've organised a quick pub quiz. Grab your own beer, there are no prizes, and for Pete's sake, no Googling! Only I get to do that. If you are so inclined, please enter your score in the comments. The highest score still won't get a prize.

I commented back on June 20^th on Zak Mir’s squiggles in the sand when he gave AIM-listed jam-tomorrow investment company Tern (TERN) the kiss of death, suggesting it could make it up to 18p per share. This, of course, was based on his charting analysis and not fundamentals. So how has he done?

The most read non-Tom article this week is Rockrose Energy – I got this one wrong and cost Tom £9000 – sorry! by Peter Brailey is at solipsistic number seven or number 14 including Bearcasts and Tom's new shareshow.

A busy morning recording MineProphets videos with Chris Bailey, remember to book your ticket for next Saturday HERE. In today's bearcast I discuss Boohoo (BOO) and Carnival (CCL).

Forgive me, dear readers, for returning to the matter of the great Coronavirus bubble but data came out late Thursday from the ONS which screams at you that it is about to pop.

In the end you have to pay for it all....

Highland Gold Mining (HGM) has updated on the second quarter of the year and affirmed full-year production guidance of “290,000-300,000 oz of gold and gold equivalent”...

So far in 2020 I have made a few mistakes, made a few cracking calls and thanks to a persistently healthy gold position, have not completely embarrassed myself.  Naturally I should have held zero stocks up until the 20th March and then purchased a range of near-bankrupt names equivalent to 100% of my cash balance at that point...but I am not a genius Robinhood trader.  As discussed back on 20th March  there was little choice but to eat humble pie on Carnival (CCL) but my ultimate conclusion was my investment 'can stay as a lesson'. 

Asset manager Patrick Karim uses technical analysis and , at $18.50, is massively excited about silver.

The government is now changing tack from virus policy failure cover-up attempts to trying to revive a wrecked economy and that there is clear evidence of younger folks desperate to get back to previous freedoms. That now brings us to The Gym Group (GYM)…

From the FCA's spreadsheet of short positions required to be disclosed to it, the following shows the shorted AIM shares with positions from 2019 and thus far in 2020 (by net short position %, those in bold not on the list at the start of 2020) – and if this position has increased (red), reduced (green) or remained unchanged (black) since last week...

Hello Share Chasers. You'll know that Uncle Tom has arranged a new online share show for next weekend (Saturday, July 18). This one is dedicated to mining. And, being Tom, he’s managed to assemble a collection of friends and colleagues, who happen to be the country’s best mining investment experts. This is good because, just like oil exploration used to be, choosing the right miner to invest in can benefit your portfolio valuation possibly more than any other strategy.

SRT Marine Systems (SRT) is “pleased to advise that our Philippines fisheries management system project has recommenced, with a significant cash payment having been received this week… also pleased to advise that in the Middle East that final contract negotiations have recommenced… Furthermore, our transceivers business… gross sales during the first financial quarter 2% ahead of the same quarter for the previous financial year”. The shares have currently responded to 37p, 25% higher...