5 Rules for Selling Short in the Stock Market
With so much uncertainty in the market, today I want to discuss my five commandments for selling short - before you need to use them.
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Carl Icahn Archives
Cabot Micro-Cap Insider 121
How I Pick Micro-Caps
It’s been a while since I’ve explained my process for picking micro-cap stocks so I figured it would be worthwhile to review.
It can be extremely profitable to invest in growth companies, as any Tesla or Amazon shareholder will tell you.
But is...
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Cabot Turnaround Letter Weekly Update
This week we had one company reporting earnings - Lamb Weston Holdings (LW). We are raising our price target on Signet Jewelers (SIG) to 42 from 35. DuPont (DD) shares are under review as they trade above our 75 price target.
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Cabot Turnaround Letter Weekly Update
This month saw several major mergers/acquisitions and changes in CEOs and at least two high-profile activist campaigns.
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Cabot Turnaround Letter 121
Following the S&P 500’s incredibly strong 33% total return last year, adding to a remarkable decade-long bull market, it would have seemed a stretch to think that 2020 would bring more gains.
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Cabot Turnaround Letter Weekly Update
It was a quiet week, with no companies reporting earnings (no earnings reports scheduled for the rest of the year, in fact) and no changes in ratings. We had three price target increases, for Trinity Industries (TRN), Adient (ADNT) and DuPont (DD), noted ...
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Cabot Turnaround Letter Weekly Update
It was a quiet week, with no companies reported earnings (no earnings reports scheduled for the rest of the year) and no changes in ratings or price targets.
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Cabot Micro-Cap Insider 1220
Focus on the Fundamentals
Sentiment indicators continue to suggest the market may be due for a pullback.
The Citi Panic/Euphoria model suggests sentiment is high right now.
Historically speaking, when this model sees “euphoria” in the market, 12-month forward returns look poor.
Another interesting sentiment data point S&P...
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Cabot Turnaround Letter Weekly Update
This week two companies reported: Signet Jewelers (SIG) and Duluth Holdings (DLTH).
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Cabot Turnaround Letter Weekly Update
This note is a Monday edition, following the long Thanksgiving weekend last week. No companies reported earnings last week, and we review Adient’s (ADNT) earnings that were reported today.
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Cabot Turnaround Letter 1220
For most of the calendar year, investors focus on buying and selling stocks based on where they believe the best returns are. However, as year-end approaches, other factors come into play that can create selling pressure unrelated to a stock’s outlook.
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Cabot Turnaround Letter Weekly Update
This week, ten companies reported earnings, with Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) reporting tomorrow (Saturday): Barrick Gold (GOLD), Conduent (CNDT), Gannett (GCI), GCP Applied Technologies (GCP), General Motors (GM), Jeld-Wen Holdings (JELD), LaFargeHolcim (HCMLY), Meredith Corporation (MDP), Mosaic (MOS), and ViacomCBS (VIAC).
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The Top 5 Hedge Fund Managers Today – and What They’re Buying
Hedge funds are supposedly where the smart money is going. The track record says otherwise. But these 5 hedge fund managers have outperformed.
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Cabot Turnaround Letter Weekly Update
This week only four companies reported earnings. As your chief analyst is traveling this week, there is no podcast.
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Cabot Micro-Cap Insider 1120
Full Steam Ahead
Well, it took an additional four days after election day for a winner to be declared, but on Saturday, Joe Biden was officially projected to be the 46th U.S. President.
The race was a lot closer than many anticipated, and President Trump challenging...
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Cabot Turnaround Letter Weekly Update
This week, ten companies reported earnings, with Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) reporting tomorrow (Saturday): Barrick Gold (GOLD), Conduent (CNDT), Gannett (GCI), GCP Applied Technologies (GCP), General Motors (GM), Jeld-Wen Holdings (JELD), LaFargeHolcim (HCMLY), Meredith Corporation (MDP), Mosaic (MOS), and ViacomCBS (VIAC).
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Cabot Turnaround Letter 1120
We looked through the market to find companies that would benefit greatly from a post-Covid world yet still have weak stock prices. We bypassed companies with heavy debt burdens, like many cruise lines, airlines and other companies with permanently impaired value that may up...
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Cabot Micro-Cap Insider 1020
Going Contrarian
Ideally, I like to look for companies that are operating in industries with secular tailwinds and long runways for growth (think Liberated Syndication or P10 Holdings).
I usually don’t like to invest in overly cyclical industries because a lot is out of the control.
However,...
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Cabot Turnaround Letter 1020
We looked through the market to find companies that would benefit greatly from a post-Covid world yet still have weak stock prices. We bypassed companies with heavy debt burdens, like many cruise lines, airlines and other companies with permanently impaired value that may up...
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Hertz Stock Crashes, Tesla Stock Thrives as Self-Driving Electric Cars Disrupt the Industry
Hertz stock is dead, a thing of the past thanks to coronavirus. I'm more interested in the future - and that means self-driving electric cars and Tesla.
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