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TOP 10 ACTIVIST SHORT CALLS THAT PAID OFF BIG TIME IN H1 2020
Those shorting stocks during the COVID-19 pandemic have made more than $50 billion in profits. Billionaire Bill Ackman recently said that activist short sellers are far more efficient than regulators at unearthing corporate frauds, and that regulators should work with short sellers. Here we take a look at the top 10 best performing activist short calls in the first half of 2020 that paid off big time.
By Jacob Wolinsky6 years ago in Trader
TESLA Q2 2020 EARNINGS: STOCK PRICE TARGETS POPPING
Tesla released its Q2 2020 earnings report last night, and analysts responded with a flood of price target increases for Tesla stock. We’re finally starting to see a significant number of analysts with price targets in excess of $1,000, although the company’s valuation still gives most analysts pause.
By Jacob Wolinsky6 years ago in Trader
TESLA Q2 2020 EARNINGS: STOCK PRICE TARGETS POPPING
Tesla released its Q2 2020 earnings report last night, and analysts responded with a flood of price target increases for Tesla stock. We’re finally starting to see a significant number of analysts with price targets in excess of $1,000, although the company’s valuation still gives most analysts pause.
By Jacob Wolinsky6 years ago in Trader
SHORT SELLERS WITH THE BEST AVERAGE CAMPAIGN RETURNS BY YEAR
Short selling has been around for centuries. Dutch traders were shorting tulips at the peak of the Tulip Mania during the 1630s. But short selling stocks these days has become far more complicated. For one, the stock market has typically gone up in the long-run. Regulators also tend to step in to restrict short selling in one way or the other, especially during a crisis. But some activist short sellers have generated stellar returns on their campaigns. Here we take a look at the activist short sellers with the highest average campaign returns between 2013 and 2020.
By Jacob Wolinsky6 years ago in Trader
HOW MUCH WILL THE TESLA STOCK BUBBLE INFLATE?
Tesla stock soared past $1,400 a share today, and talk about whether it’s in a bubble has been reignited. Several analysts have weighed in on the EV maker today, and even some bears are starting to say that the shares could keep rising.
By Jacob Wolinsky6 years ago in Trader
TESLA STOCK PREDICTIONS BAKE IN EXTRAORDINARY EXPECTATIONS
When Tesla stock hit $1,400 a share this week, analysts began to rapidly update their predictions. The shares fell back below $1,400 on Wednesday, but they’re holding on to $1,300, which many analysts find astonishing.
By Jacob Wolinsky6 years ago in Trader
GRUPO TELEVISA SAB: GROWTH AND VALUE ALL IN ONE
Grupo Televisa SAB ADR (NYSE:TV) is a stock that many U.S. investors may be oblivious to, even though the company is a significant stakeholder in the North American Univision television network. Nonetheless, investors seeking international exposure at a bargain price are advised to keep an eye on this one.
By Jacob Wolinsky6 years ago in Trader
SPECULATIVE EARNINGS AND RECENT STOCK PRICE MOVEMENTS
In a clever and useful analysis, Ronen Israel, Kristoffer Laursen, and Scott Richardson of AQR use the residual income approach to break down how the value of a company’s stock depends on three components: its book value, the value of its predictable earnings, and the value of its speculative earnings. The first component, the book value, can be read off the balance sheet. The second component, the value of predictable earnings, is based on the assumption that the company meets analyst forecasts for the current year and the following year. In all future years beyond year two, the earnings are assumed to be equal to year two earnings. The final component, the speculative value, equals everything else. The speculative value is calculated by starting with the stock price and subtracting the book value and the value of predictable earnings. The speculative value incorporates all the growth in earnings that the market expects beyond the first two years. To summarize,
By Jacob Wolinsky6 years ago in Trader
TOP SHORTS IN THE LAST EIGHT YEARS THAT PAID OFF BIG TIME
It’s incredibly difficult to make big money shorting stocks. You need a strong conviction in your bets. You need to have a firm belief that something is cooking in the company that most people overlook or choose to ignore. Those shorting stocks during the COVID-19 pandemic have made more than $50 billion in profits.
By Jacob Wolinsky6 years ago in Trader
TOP SHORTS IN THE LAST EIGHT YEARS THAT PAID OFF BIG TIME
It’s incredibly difficult to make big money shorting stocks. You need a strong conviction in your bets. You need to have a firm belief that something is cooking in the company that most people overlook or choose to ignore. Those shorting stocks during the COVID-19 pandemic have made more than $50 billion in profits.
By Jacob Wolinsky6 years ago in Trader
