Great trade : MBLY +10% (6/16)

• #97  on 6/16/16

Great trade : SPLK +11% (5/16)

• nr 15 and 59 (size: 1.15)  - 7 days ago (5/17/16)

Signet Jewelers (SIG) reported earnings on Thur 24 March 2016 (b/o)

** charts after earnings **

Signet Jewelers Ltd. said its profit rose 19% in its latest quarter, with earnings beating expectations, and the company issued upbeat guidance for the year.

Finish Line (FINL) reported earnings on Thur 24 March 2016 (b/o)

** charts before earnings **

** charts after earnings **

Finish Line beats by $0.03, beats on revs; guides FY17 EPS below consensus :

• Reports Q4 (Feb) earnings of $0.83 per share, excluding $0.74 in mostly write-offs of technology assets and store impairment charges, $0.03 better than the Capital IQ Consensus of $0.80; revenues rose 5.3% year/year to $580.3 mln vs the $567.87 mln Capital IQ Consensus. 
• Comps +4.6% vs. + low to mid single digit guidance
• Co issues downside guidance for FY17, sees EPS of $1.50-1.56 vs. $1.71 Capital IQ Consensus; comps +3-5%, towards the high end of estimates.

=IMAX reported earnings on Wed 24 Feb 2016 (a/h)

Missed on Q4 EPS of $0.39 ($0.43 Consensus); beat on revs.

=Cooper Tire (CTB) reported earnings on Tue 23 Feb 2016 (before open)

Cooper Tire beats by $0.31, beats on revs; Announce Mgmt changes, increases share repurchase by $200 mln (Approx 10% of mt cap) :

• Reports Q4 (Dec) earnings of $1.04 per share, $0.31 better than the Capital IQ Consensus of $0.73; revenues fell 5.4% year/year to $776 mln vs the $762.26 mln Capital IQ Consensus.

2016 Outlook

• Unit volume growth in each of its segments, and unit volume growth in its U.S. operations at or above the industry;
• Further declines in raw material costs in the first quarter of 2016;
• Total company operating margin, excluding the impact of acquisitions, to be above the high end of the company's mid-term target of 8 to 10 percent, but not likely to exceed the 2015 results;
• Capital expenditures for 2016 to be in a range of $240 million to $260 million, excluding the impact of any acquisitions.

Great trade : JBLU (2/16)

Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) — is it a buy?

** charts after earnings this morning **

** charts 10 days later **

Great trade : JBLU (9/15)

JBLU went down in the following few weeks

Great trades : LULU (8/15)

NWY — is it a buy?

• +20% in the next 10 days

Zulily (ZU) acquired by Liberty Interactive (QVCA)

  

• Zulily (ZU) was acquired by Liberty Interactive (QVCA)'s QVC division for $2.6 billion in August 2015.

• Liberty Interactive -- the media company that owns shopping channel QVC -- announced it will acquire online retailer Zulily in a deal worth $2.4 billion. 
• Zulily (ZU) began trading on the NYSE on 15 November 2013

In a statement released Monday, Liberty says it will acquire all outstanding Zulily shares at $18.75 a piece, and attribute it to QVC Group's tracking stock. Shares of Zulily surged 49% in pre-market trading.

Founded in 2010 by President and CEO Darrell Cavens and board chairman Mark Vadon, Zulily is an e-commerce website specializing in selling discounted clothing and merchandise. The company went public in 2013, but its stock price has declined since hitting a 52-week peak of $39.10 last September.

In May, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba says it captured a 9% stake in Zulily.

Great trade : ADBE (8/15)

Great trade : CVS (7/15)

• Great run for about 2 months

•  Then the largest red candle in months, in overbought conditions. SHORT.

•  3 months later stock is still not buyable

Zulily (ZU) — is it a buy?

• 7/10/15:  $13.40  — is it a buy?

******
ZU went up for a few days; then corrected before getting acquired in Aug 2015.

Zulily (ZU) — is it a buy?

• 5/8/15:  $12.47  — is it a buy?

******

The next day: big move to $16.

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba says it captured a 9% stake in Zulily.

HOV - Jan 2013