Anglo American
Is this an opportunity to take a position ahead of the results?
Anglo American reports FY results on Thursday, 21 Feb
- Last time Anglo American reported: H1 Results, 26 July.
- The shares closed -0.7% for a daily range of 46.8p or 2.8%.
- Shares -2% from 2019 highs; +17.3% from 2019 lows; +11.8% year-to-date.
- Currently 1979p (at time of writing).
- Will we see another big share price move on Thursday?
- Source: Bloomberg, FT, Reuters, DJ Newswires, AlphaTerminal
Trading Anglo American – An Example
Let’s say you think that Anglo American results are likely to be good, and the share price is likely to rise. You decide to buy exposure to £10,000 worth of Anglo American using CFDs, at the current price of 1979p. To do this, you need £2,000.
For the purpose of this example, let’s assume Anglo American reports strong results and the shares rise 10%. Your profit would be £1000, from your initial investment of £2,000.
Conversely, let’s assume you open the position, and place a stop-loss 5% below the current price. Anglo American results miss, it falls 5% and hits your stop-loss. Your loss would be £500.
This is provided for information purposes only. It should not be taken as a recommendation.