Will British Airways owner IAG turn, or will it continue falling to April ’17 low of 516p?

• Shares -18.6% since Feb highs.
• Shares broken below October’s 547p lows.
• Now trading 543p (at the time of writing).
• Will the negative momentum continue towards April ’17 low of 516p?
• Shares -18.5% from 2019 highs; currently trade at 2019 lows; -11.9% year-to-date.
• 1 Mar: Macquarie says British Airways is overly optimistic in its 2019 guidance
• Source: Bloomberg, FT, Reuters, DJ Newswires, AlphaTerminal

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Trading British Airways – An Example

Let’s say the trend appeals to you, you think it’s likely to continue. You decide to sell exposure to £10,000 worth of British Airways using a CFD, at the current price of 543p. To do this, you need £2,000.

Let’s assume the British Airways trend continues to April ’17 low of 516p (+4.9%). Your profit would be £490, from your initial investment of £2,000.

Conversely, let’s assume you open the above position, and place a stop-loss at 3% from the current price. British Airways rises 3% and hits your stop-loss. Your loss would be £300.

This is provided for information purposes only. It should not be taken as a recommendation.