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Fools Short Squeeze Rocket Stocks
Fools Short Squeeze Rocket Stocks
(public) 0.41% November 29
Short Squeeze Stocks That Can Create a Rocket Portfolio
His example:
On Aug. 25, 2010, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (Nasdaq: GMCR ) was:
- Sporting a P/E greater than 50.
- Seeing its stock reach record highs, having gone up over 300% in the previous two years.
- Was being heavily shorted.
Clearly, this was a stock to avoid, right? Wrong.
The stock is up 190%.
Two key things to look for:
- Innovation wins out.
- Heavily shorted stocks can jump on any sign of good news.
He then points out these six innovative
companies currently attracting a lot of attention from short-sellers, as
well as the percent of their available shares (float) being shorted.
|
Company |
What They Do |
Short % of Float |
|---|---|---|
| Entropic (Nasdaq: ENTR ) | Connects your home's electrical devices | 33% |
| Soda Stream (Nasdaq: SODA ) | Soda-making machines for the home | 30% |
| Ebix (Nasdaq: EBIX ) | On demand e-commerce solutions for the insurance industry | 32% |
| Travelzoo (Nasdaq: TZOO ) | Travel and local deals | 45% |
| First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR ) | Solar power | 39% |
| Coinstar (Nasdaq: CSTR ) | Redbox DVD rentals and coin-counting machines | 37% |
Source: Finviz.com.
Delayed
Holdings (As of 09/30/2011)
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| Asset | Fund in this portfolio | Price change* | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset1 | ENTR (ERShares Entrepreneurs ETF) | 7.19% | 11.44% |
| Asset1 | EBIX (Ebix Inc) | 2.65% | 14.24% |
| Asset1 | FSLR (First Solar Inc) | 2.80% | 11.00% |
| Asset1 | SODA (SodaStream International Ltd) | 5.06% | 32.82% |
| Asset1 | TZOO (Travelzoo) | 1.39% | 15.01% |
| Asset1 | CSTR (Capstar Financial Holdings Inc) | 6.61% | 15.49% |
* Day change on 09/30/2011.
Previous
Performance (As of 11/29/2011)
Since 11/03/2010
| Name | YTD* Return |
1Yr AR** |
3Yr AR** |
5Yr AR** |
10Yr AR** |
15Yr AR** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fools Short Squeeze Rocket Stocks | N/A | -31.3% | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| VFINX (Vanguard (S&P 500) Index) | 6.0% | 22.5% | 7.9% | 13.2% | 12.4% | 14.5% |
| VBINX (Vanguard Balance (60% stocks/40% bonds) | 3.0% | 14.4% | 2.6% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 9.5% |
* YTD: Year to Date
** AR: Annualized Return
| 1 Yr | 3 Yr | 5 Yr | 10 Yr | Since 11/03/2010 |
2011 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annualized Return(%) | -31.3 | NA | NA | NA | -25.1 | -34.4 | 11.7 |
| Sharpe Ratio | -0.79 | NA | NA | NA | -0.61 | -0.76 | 0.35 |
| Draw Down(%) | 57.5 | NA | NA | NA | 57.5 | 57.5 | 8.7 |
| Standard Deviation(%) | 48.8 | NA | NA | NA | 48.4 | 50.5 | 33.1 |
| Treynor Ratio | -0.33 | NA | NA | NA | -0.25 | -0.32 | 0.08 |
| Alpha | -0.14 | NA | NA | NA | -0.09 | -0.13 | 0.12 |
| Beta | 1.19 | NA | NA | NA | 1.21 | 1.19 | 1.42 |
| RSquared | 0.3 | NA | NA | NA | 0.3 | 0.31 | 0.29 |
| Sortino Ratio | -0.99 | NA | NA | NA | -0.77 | -0.94 | 0.54 |
| Yield(%) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Dividend Growth(%) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
*: NOT annualized;YTD: Year to Date
**Inception: starting from 11/03/2010
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