This thread is designed for punters to tip any share or shares they like from Blue Chips to Penny Stocks.
YOU CAN RAMP AS MUCH AS YOU LIKE or you can be a constructive market analyst, please yourself.
Drivers Tip, Buy Low Sell High

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SHARES MAGAZINE summary


10 for IHT planning Portfolio:
*Albermarle & Bond (ABM.L), Colliers CRE (COL.L), Debt Free Direct (DFD.L), Dobbies Garden Centres (DGC.L), Genus (GNS.L), Huveaux (HVX.L), La Tasca (LAT.L), Omega International (OME.L), SMC (SMC.L), Tikit Group (TIK.L).

10 for an ISA Portfolio:
*African Copper (ACU.L), AIM Resources (AIMR.L), Anzon Energy (AEL.L), Betcorp (BCL.L), Cape Lambert Iron Ore (CLIO.L), Ceramic Fuel Cells (CFU.L), Max Petroleum (MXP.L), Petra Diamonds (PDL.L), Roc Oil (ROC.L), Western Canadian Coal (WTN.L).

Plays of the Week:
*Buy Marks & Spencer (MKS.L) and Mavinwood (MVW.L).

Updates:
*Buy Black Rock Oil and Gas (BLR.L).
*Hold Homeserve (HSV.L).

Trading Plays:
*Buy PartyGaming (PRTY.L).
*Sell Next (NXT.L) and Stanelco (SEO.L).

My active stocks at the moment GTL should go into the production of ethanol this Q4, ERX expecting news before the end of year on drug compounds. And GOO waiting on results of drilling.

ERX 21% UP

Keep an eye on SER results out soon Hardman Report was suggested 50p, close today was 9.5 to buy 20% up on the day.

GMO, new chinise mobile phone service provider.... released at 50p had risen to 97.5p by 9am, see what happens today? put on watchlist

Tonker
There does look like there is confidence in the stock yesterday punters where buying plenty of 40k to 80ks worth.

Morning all.

Driver, this may be a mild ramp, for which I apologise in advance, but my mystery stock from yesterday is ETS (Elite Strategies), which was basically a shell until recent events began to unfold. They are in the process of an RTO of their sole investment, Retec, which is winning contracts and trials hand over fist with major retailers and it seems to me that the momentum is set to increase.

A fundraising is also taking place which will assist the new company in its expansion.

Lots more juicy info is available from all the usual sources. I'm in this as of this morning for play-money at the moment. Felt like a punt on something that's not dependent upon striking oil, as well as being away from the herd at present. Needless to say I found it on ADVFN . . . . :o)

The spread is affordable too: ETS Bid: 4p Offer: 4.25p Not bad for a co with mkt cap of 3 mil (6 mil after forthcoming corporate actions).

PDYOR and have fun!

ST.

st
ETS has been on my watch list all year, I like what they do the problem I have with the stock is, it moves on news like most bit then drifts back then weeks with very small volume. That was my reason for not buying but still watching having said that you could be onto a winner.
I put SCO (SCOTTY GRP) in that same group it follows the same pattern.

You really should get some ser.

"You really should get some ser."

I wish you hadn't said that - got me looking at the furniture, the TV, the goldfish, etc trying to decide what I can sell to pay for it!

I agree that ETS is possibly a rocky ride, however, a mildly optimistic view suggests that the bottom may have been reached, more or less, and if they continue winning contracts at the pace they have been, the woes of the past will be forgotten. I.e. if they land another contract or two the size of Sainsbury's (5 mil a year for three years), or anything similar.

At the end of the day I felt like a gamble, and for the size of my stake I won't be shedding too many tears. I'm more upset about the goldfish . . .

Obviously I can make no guarantees about the share price, but for the company itself I think the upturn is well on the way.

ST
It's really is like SCO the day after an announcement and ETS and SCO have no trades at 0924 it says it all, I don't think the punters have woken up to these two companies thats why I dont hold either but would like to.

Driver, I lost patience with SCO some months ago - had a tiny holding but just couldn't see them generating revenue faster than they were diluting the stock by their continual placings.

ETS ought to have a lot more gumption, or maybe I'm just too optimistic. Time will tell.

PS my trade has finally posted - only took about two hours though!

For those interested today's Shares Magazine precis:

The Cover Story:
*10 Keys to profitable stock picking (revealed the numbers you need to know).

Plays of the Week:
*Buy Software Radio Technology (SRT.L) and Integrated Asset Management (IAM.L).

Plays Updates:
*Hold Raymarine (RAY.L).
*Buy Renova Energy (RVA.L).

Foremost:
*Vane Minerals (VML.L) hopes for change of direction.
*Hiscox (HSX.L) shapes up for Bermuda triangle.
*Court decision leaves Antonov (ATV.L) stuck in reverse.
*Plexus (POS.L) engineers another contract win.
*Huveaux (HVX.L) goes back to school with fresh acquisition.
*Econergy (ECG.L) switches on to Brazil.
*Profit warnings for tech stocks.
*Wimpey (WMPY.L) shows its strength.
*Cryptologic (CRP.L) deflects loss.
*Gambling deregulation boosts Stanley's (SLY.L) appeal.

Some picks from the Results Focus:
*Costain (COST.L) Buy.
*Corus (CS.L) Hold.
*Equest Balkan (EBP.L) Wait and see.
*Signet (SIG.L) Buy.
*IQE (IQE.L) Buy.
*LogicaCMG (LOG.L) Hold.
*Serco (SRP.L) A solid buy.
*Cozart (CZT.L) Buy.
*Coffeeheaven (COH.L) Buy.
*Clarkson (CKSN.L) Only for the brave.
*Axis-Shield (ASD.L) Hold.
*Dicom (DCM.L) Buy.
*Johnston Press (JPR.L) Hold.
*Avis (AVE.L) Avoid.
*BBA (BBA.L) Get in pre-split and then consider selling Fiberweb to fund a higher BBA stake.
*Vislink (VLK.L) - Buy.

The biggest rise of the day has to go to BRIGHT THINGS BGT up 400%

Just noticed that! It was worth two quid a year ago. Today it goes five-bagger!

Which brings me to a question: WTF was going on when I was busy trying to scrape a trade together for ETS, when I could have been buying BGT and turning into a millionaire by the minute?

Note to self: In future, buy anything that has Lara Croft in it!

GMO was up 4% today, some steady buys, this with the market falling again.... They are up 100%, and were floated yesterday..... Put on watch list

Tonker
Still watching.

INVESTORS CHRONICLE today:


10 Great Shares (...but which one will be the share champion?):
*Accuma (ACG.L), Anglo American (AAL.L), BAT's (BATS.L), Bellway (BWY.L), British Land (BLND.L), Mothercare (MTC.L), Next (NXT.L), Plethora Solutions (PLE.L), Royal Dutch Shell (RDSA.L) and Sportingbet (SBT.L).

Tips:
*Buy Enterprise Inns (ETI.L), James Fisher (FSJ.L), European Goldfields (EGU.L), Renova (RVA.L) and H&T (HAT.L).
*Sell Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT.L).

Tips Updates:
*Buy Cranswick (CWK.L) and Hornby (HRN.L).
*Quantica (QTA.L) fairly priced.
*Inion (IIN.L) good value.