Centamin
Is this trend a good trading opportunity?
Will Centamin turn, or will it continue to rise to May ’18 highs around 166p?
- Shares +14.1% since late January.
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15 Feb: Miner’s drilling programme in Africa resulted in a resource increase.
- Shares broken out above 124p highs resistance.
- Now trading 126p (at the time of writing).
- Will the positive momentum continue towards 166p?
- Shares -1.2% from 2019 highs; +15.9% from 2019 lows; +15.9% year-to-date.
- Source: Bloomberg, FT, Reuters, DJ Newswires, AlphaTerminal
Trading Centamin – An Example
Let’s say the trend appeals to you, you think it’s likely to continue. You decide to buy exposure to £10,000 worth of Centamin using a CFD, at the current price of 126p. To do this, you need £2,000.
Let’s assume the Centamin trend continues to May ’18 highs around 166p (+31.7%). Your profit would be £3170, from your initial investment of £2,000.
Conversely, let’s assume you open the above position, and place a stop-loss at 7% from the current price. Centamin falls 7% and hits your stop-loss. Your loss would be £700.
This is provided for information purposes only. It should not be taken as a recommendation.