Morrisons
Is this an opportunity to take a position ahead of the results?
Morrisons issues a Q1 Trading Statement on Fri, 10 Jan
- Last time Morrisons reported: FY Results, 13 Mar.
- The shares rose as much as 2.1% on the day for a daily range of 7.5p or 3.4%.
- Shares -13.1% from 2019 highs; +2.4% from 2019 lows; 0.4% year-to-date.
- Currently 214p (at time of writing).
- Will we see another big share price move on Friday?
- Source: Bloomberg, FT, Reuters, DJ Newswires, AlphaTerminal
Trading Morrisons – An Example
Let’s say you think that Morrisons results are likely to be good, and the share price is likely to rise. You decide to buy exposure to £10,000 worth of Morrisons using CFDs, at the current price of 214p. To do this, you need £2,000.
For the purpose of this example, let’s assume Morrisons reports strong results and the shares rise 10%. Your profit would be £1,000, 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. Morrisons 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.