Hello Share Scrapers. This old punter is in a difficult bind at the mo. I have always, even when the clouds were dark, opined that shares were generally a safe investment and that the sun would come shining through. But I've had a road to Damascus moment. And I now think a recession with an accompanying share crash is most likely.

Hello Share Mixers. There are decisions challenging those of us who’ve sold a bevy of shares in favour of cash. When will the tide turn, making it wise to buy back in the stock market? There are slight signals that the Footsie is stabilising and is even edging up on most days. But I’m not buying back yet. For these reasons.

After 40 years in the markets Jim Welsh combines charting ( i.e. believing in gibberish) with fundamentral analysis. I forgive his youthful naivete.

I wrote recently about Fevertree (FEVR) whose shares are now heavily down. I have closed and will not gloat because I was kind of right for the wrong reasons.

Author David Hay is plugging a new book, “Bubble 3.0” which is a warning about the problems inherent in the financial system. He says that the Fed is the main culprit for bubble creation, and such bubbles always get wrecked. The Fed has kept rates at great depression levels despite reasonable economic activity and that, Hay argues, is plain daft.

Hello Share Paraders. Most folks subscribing to this glittering website will be well off. It’s no good telling me you're not. Because without disposable income, we cannot trade shares. You might borrow money to buy stock, Which is how I got started. But it’s never advisable to put yourself into hock for what might go down in value. 

If you think that the worst for shares is over, think again, says analyst Chase Taylor

Having reached the halfway point of the year, it is time to look once again at my five slam dunk sells for the year. At the end of May the scores were 3 down and two up. Has there been any improvement? The not-so fabulous five were Tern plc (TERN), URU Metals (URU), Barkby Group (BARK) and Trafalgar Property (TRAF) of the AIM Casino and AIQ (AIQ) of the sub-Standard list.

Analyst, Lior Gantz, warns that we are already in a recession, and things will get worse.

Investment analyst, Ted Oakley of Oxbow Advisors, believes that in order to mitigate inflationary pressures, the Fed will push us into a recession. He explains how rising rates affect the economy, slowing the housing market. In addition, consumers are cutting back on expenses, and many will lose jobs as the economy contracts.