Sell Alert: Close Out Linde Put Spread For a 132% Gain

By Dan AmossPosted July 6, 2022

The market is starting to worry about the risks facing Linde’s customers in Europe. LIN has sold off sharply in recent days. We’ve already made a large chunk of the max potential gain on this trade in only two weeks, so now is a good time to exit this position.

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Dan Amoss

Dan Amoss, CFA, tracks aggressive accounting and other red flags that markets miss. He’s a student of the Austrian School of economics and Daily Reckoning fan since 2000. Agora Financial relies on Dan for macro market commentary as well as profitable plays like his 2008 call to readers to buy Lehman Bros. puts, which...

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Sell Alert: Take an 88% Gain on Royal Caribbean Put Spread

By Dan AmossPosted July 19, 2021

Thanks to the constant need to refresh its ship fleet to keep customers happy in a competitive business, RCL is on a capital spending treadmill. It has been a persistent free cash flow burner. We are 20 calendar days into the trade, which is exactly 25% of the 80 days between trade entry and expiration. We have gained nearly 50% of our maximum potential profit (88%, versus a maximum 178%), so it makes sense to sell now.

Trade Alert: 150% Gains As China Property Sinks This Bank

By Jim Rickards and Dan AmossPosted October 5, 2021

The collapse of the Evergrande real estate finance empire inside China will have ripple effects throughout the real estate markets and global financial system. Banks who are major lenders in these property markets will suffer damage in real time. Jim and Dan focus on one of the world’s largest banks as its earnings and stock price will suffer and astute investors can make significant gains as a result.

Sell Alert: Let’s Close Out the PCG Trade and Book Gains

By Scott StewartPosted August 15, 2019

We are now fully profitable in both our straight speculative trade put option and our “Pro” level trade on PCG. So, let’s exit both trades now for gains.

Reduced Discretionary Spending Is Bad News For This Overvalued Stock

By Jim Rickards and Scott StewartPosted February 9, 2021

The pandemic has given rise to unemployment, lost benefits, closed businesses and reduced revenues for those who remain in business. This has resulted in a spike in savings rates and reduced consumption as a result of such savings. Jim and Scott target this leading orthodontic manufacturer as its stock price has run far ahead of its earnings potential especially in an age of higher savings, reduced discretionary consumption, and social distancing including doctor’s visits.

Sell Alert: Take a 55% Gain on American Airlines Put Spread

By Dan AmossPosted June 21, 2021

AAL rallied to $26 a few days after our alert, then headed lower rapidly. This past Sunday brought news that American is cutting some of its summer flight schedule in the U.S. due primarily to a shortage of pilots, flight crews and ground support personnel. Let’s take advantage of trouble with AAL’s operations by exiting both legs of this trade today for a nice gain.

Trade Alert: Disappearing Consumers Are Bad News For This Big-Box Retailer

By Jim RickardsPosted June 2, 2020

The pandemic and overall volatile environment has slowed the U.S. economy down to depression-level output. With unemployment rates in the double-digits, many consumers have been on a spending strike as bankruptcies pile up. Jim and Scott target one big-box retailer that is vulnerable to the current state of too much inventory and not enough demand that will put pressure on its stock price in the coming weeks.