Energen Corp. (EGN)

The Manitowoc Co. Inc. (MTW)

I entered two bullish earnings plays using shares, on EGN and MTW. The entry is based on an uptrend signal on the Fisher Transform metric and a high expectation of an earnings surprise.

EGN publishes earnings on Feb. 8 before the opening bell and MTW, on Feb. 7 after the market close. My intent is to exit the positions before earnings are published, relying on the Fisher Transform to signal when I should exit.

EGN moved to a downtrend as signaled by the Fisher Transform shortly after entry. I exited on Jan. 25 for a loss. A Fisher reversal occurred on Jan. 30, and I exited MTW, also for a loss.

The “out by” date in the table below shows the date I must exit by if I don’t want to hold through the earnings announcement.

sym	entry	exit	result (%)	annualized (%)	entry date	exit date
EGN	58.42	56.56	-3.2%	-1162.1%	1/24	1/25
MTW	40.71	41.69	0.1%	2.2%	1/22	1/30

DisclaimerBy Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, Jan. 24, 2018

Tim Bovee, Private Trader tracks the analysis and trades of a private trader for his own accounts. Nothing in this blog constitutes a recommendation to buy or sell stocks, options or any other financial instrument. The only purpose of this blog is to provide education and entertainment.

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