Ceres Power Holdings is my star performer for November 2025. A rise in the share price of more than 100% in just over 2 months. Even Rolls-Royce can’t beat that. Which gives me a dilemma. Do I cash in part of my shareholding to lock in the profit? Or do I hold my nerve? Just like playing Blackjack. Another card please! But I’ve got a hunch that it’s gone as high as it’s going to go. So I’d better cash in 50% and play the rest. It’s a mistake I made with Rolls-Royce when their shares hit 200%, and I cashed in 50% of my holding and played the rest. If I’d held my nerve, I might have got 100% of 650%. Because that’s how high Rolls Royce shares have flown. But I’m not complaining.
I’ve never understood why so many people get addicted to online gambling. Playing the stock market is so much more fun. Even when I’m gambling with small change. When Bloomsbury Publishing’s share price increased 100%, I cashed in 50% of my holding. I’m glad I did. After that the share price began to tumble and I sold the rest of my holding a couple of weeks later. I also had lucky escapes with Cineworld and Boohoo
Three months ago I’d never even heard of Ceres Power Holdings, until I was looking for some renewable energy companies in which to invest. I certainly haven’t seen it being tipped anywhere.
At a time when so many major UK pharmaceuticals are planning to upsticks and move their operations to the United States, it is also refreshing to see that some companies are still listing on the London Stock Market. The three new listings are Shawbrook Bank; Beauty Tech and Princes Group. What attracts me about Shawbrook is that it is a bank with a focus on small business finance. And what can I say about Princes Group? Except that I just love a tuna sandwich. So far I have been unsuccessful in my attempts to buy shares in these new listings through my share ISA. But that may only be because those shares are so new. I’ll keep trying.
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BRUCE AND HOLLY 