TRP update

Back on the 21 of Dec 2011 we expressed the opinion that one should stand aside. or perhaps even get short this stock at roughly $45, see the red arrow;

TRP aug 3 2012

We were wrong. Now 8 months later the stock is higher by a single dollar having been below that $45 level for most or even all of that time. It is not at all clear what the pattern is but I suspect that somehow a triangle is hidden in this chart. In any event the upside is very limited as becomes clear looking at the following charts;

trp big aug 3 2012trp aug 3 g&m 2012

As can be seen from the Bigchart the stock is right on the upper boundary. Looking at it from the 1980-ties, the stock is now trading above a channel that has defined it for most of that time. In 1980 20 year bonds were close to 20% in Canada at which rate your money more than doubles every 4 years (rule of 72). There are 6 such periods into 2000 so by that time you should have had 64X your money (abstracting from taxes , dividends and other minor considerations),and there are still 4 such periods left. Calculating value differently, by simple comparing prevailing rates, then 20% , now 4% the stock should be roughly 5x more valuable all other things being equal. It is not,just 4.5x.  Still a sell in our opinion.

ANF, Abercrombie & Fitch update

ANF Aug 2 2012

We got to $28 today. a lot more to go, see previous blog.

Here is a slightly different take;

anf aug 2 2012 l

The end result is not materially different. The Yahoo chart has a lower resolution and consequently the highs and lows and also the overlap do not show as well as on the Bigchart. If this is a triangle plus a smaller wedge, or just one big wedge is not relevant to the outcome, which is about $10 either way.

TA, TransAlta update

ta aug 2 2012

See our June 25th previous blog. So it did not take long to reach the rough target of about $15. At this level you are within $1 either way for an ideal target provided by a 3 year target and a completed 5 wave sequence over the past 9 months. A rebound here of $5 to $10 is easily achievable.