Huntsman Corp. (HUN)

Matson Inc. (MATX)

I have entered earnings plays using shares on HUN and MATX. HUN publishes earnings on Feb. 23 before the opening bell, and MATX, on Feb. 20 after the closing bell.

Each shows an uptrend on the daily and 3-hour Fisher Transform metric.

The share prices of HUN and MATX followed those of the broad market, despite the contrarian indicators. I exited for a loss in each case on Feb. 9.

In retrospect, there was a tip-off to what occurred to be found int the beta metric, which I don’t routinely check. It showed both stocks to be super-confirming of the S&{ 500, HUN with a 2.76 beta, and MATX at 1.31. Going forward,

I shall add beta confirmation to my decision process when I’m getting contrarian signals from other metrics.

sym	entry	exit	result	annualized	entry date	exit date
HUN	32.99	30.57	-7.3%	-1,339%	2/7	2/9
MATX	35.87	34.30	-4.3%	-799%	2/7	2/9

By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, Feb. 7, 2018

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