Kingfisher
Is this an opportunity to take a position ahead of the results?
Kingfisher reports 2018 full year results on Weds, 20 March
- Last time Kingfisher reported: Q3 Trading Update, 21 Nov.
- The shares closed -3% for a daily range of 11.2p or 4.5%.
- Shares -2.9% from 2019 highs; +20.2% from 2019 lows; +17.4% year-to-date.
- Currently 243p (at time of writing).
- Could we see another big share price move on Wednesday?
- Source: Bloomberg, FT, Reuters, DJ Newswires, AlphaTerminal
Trading Kingfisher – An Example
Let’s say you think that Kingfisher results are likely to be good, and the share price is likely to rise. You decide to buy exposure to £10,000 worth of Kingfisher using CFDs, at the current price of 243p. To do this, you need £2,000.
For the purpose of this example, let’s assume Kingfisher 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 3% below the current price. Kingfisher results miss, it falls 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.