Monday, November 13, 2017

Equities Research Removes Overstock From Buy List: Drops Coverage

This Bull is Giving Up
Over the Summer I read an article about Overstock (NASDAQ OSTK: $56.30) at ZeroHedge.  I learned more about the ICO space after visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission web site and thought that Overstock was on to something and appeared to be a first mover in the blockchain technology space. In late August  Overstock reported their quarterly financials that were not that impressive and I didn't find the stock overvalued to be a short pick nor did I think it was so cheap that it was attractive to be a long pick. But after reading the Conference Call transcript and hearing more about the ICO space, I thought it would be a good idea for my subscribers to  speculate on and I added it to my August 25th Long Idea List for subscribers and wrote in my note that I thought shares could fetch over $100 if it could get caught up into the ICO euphoria.
Well within 3 months the shares have skyrocketed up nearly $37.00 for a 188% gain.

This past week on the World Wide Web, specifically Twitter, Overstock has erupted into a Bull/Bear battle. I avoid battle ground stocks and have decided to remove OSTK from my buy list and suggest my subscribers take profits and that I will no longer be covering this ticker.
I may be very wrong and the shares may go to $100+, but I would rather be conservative and safe, it would be horrible if the shares returned to the teens and subscribers end up not making a dime.

The company does not have that many shares outstanding and with a large short interest the shares can really fly but I would rather stick to fundamentals and avoid this hot story.
Check out this chart from StockCharts.com for OSTK

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