The dog days of summer have arrived and with little earnings news to drive it upward, the market is being flipped around by central bank commentary. Keep your eyes on company specific news for longer term moves. Read More
Linda McDonough is a veteran hedge fund analyst who loves to break down company financial statements and identify market inefficiencies to uncover big opportunities. She believes in a boots-on-the-ground approach that includes surveying customers, interviewing company executives, or doing whatever it takes to see what others don't.
She's now brought her experience as a hedge fund analyst to subscribers of her Profit Catalyst Alert service. Her system identifies small- and mid-cap stocks that are about to move due to catalytic events that few others can identify...until it's too late. These events often times result in massive gains for her followers.
Analyst Articles
Buy Akamai Technologies (NSDQ:AKAM) Target: $65 Buy Up to: $56 Options Trade: Buy to open the July 28, 2017 call on Akamai Technology (AKAM) with a strike price of $52.5 at $1.95 or lower. Symbol (AKAM170728C52.5). Please note these options are very thinly traded so you may… Read More
The market is set up for some big moves when second quarter earnings arrive. High valuations and low volatility expose investor complacency. Also, the Amazon cyclone took on athletic retailers last week leaving a dirt cheap stock in its path of destruction. Read More
Sell Impinj (NSDQ: PI) Impinj has been a terrific stock. It is up 62% since my December recommendation despite little upward movement in earnings estimates. The move is due to speculation that the company’s tagging RFID technology will be used by Amazon in… Read More
Sell to close the July 21, 2017 call on PRA Health Sciences (PRAH) with a strike price of $75 at $3.50 or higher. Symbol (PRAH170721C75) PRA Health Sciences jumped above our $75 strike price today on news that competitor Parexel (NSDQ: PRXL) is being purchased by… Read More
Two of Profit Catalyst Alert portfolio positions moved dramatically on the news that Amazon is buying Whole Foods. While these two stocks moved in opposite directions, both made a bundle for investors. Read More
Buy Ichor (NSDQ: ICHR) Target: $36 Buy Up to: $26 We were lucky to sell Ichor last week at $28 for a 95% gain. I lamented that I hate selling a stock with great fundamentals. Lucky for us, the the stock got hit hard… Read More
Sell to close the July 21, 2017 put on Kroger (NYSE: KR) with a strike price of $27.50 at $2.20 or higher for a 110% gain. Symbol (KR170721P27.5) Kroger reported an inline quarter this morning but lowered numbers for future quarters. Analysts had already lowered estimates coming into… Read More
Sell Ichor Holdings (NSDQ: ICHR). As subscribers have heard me say, it’s very tough to say goodbye to a great stock and Ichor has been nothing short of fabulous. I recommended the stock right after its December 2016 IPO. Since then it has delivered excellent results… Read More
Welcome back to a regulation length week in the market. With only those companies on odd quarters reporting earnings, the market will continue to trade on economic and geopolitical news. Oddly the market expresses little concern over terrorist attacks or the political drama taking place in D.C. Read More