{"id":4641,"date":"2011-04-28T18:33:32","date_gmt":"2011-04-28T22:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/?p=4641"},"modified":"2011-04-28T18:33:32","modified_gmt":"2011-04-28T22:33:32","slug":"ldk-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/2011\/04\/28\/ldk-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"The Opportunity in LDK’s Disappointing Guidance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Excerpt from an article I published on Seeking Alpha. Click here to read the entire piece<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Three months ago, LDK Solar (LDK) wowed the market with a tremendous hike in guidance for both the fourth quarter of FY10 and the entire FY2011<\/a>. The stock closed up 18% on the day. LDK went on to retest 52-week highs before quickly closing January’s gap up in the market’s post Japan-quake swoon. Last week it retested those levels again.<\/p>\n

Tuesday evening, LDK turned the tables and warned on first quarter guidance but held firm on its fiscal year 2011 guidance<\/a>. By sticking to the full year guidance, there is essentially no news here but the market responded by selling off the stock by 4% to $10.95 on an otherwise strong day for the stock market. This move still left intact the support of the 200-day moving average (DMA). The March lows have held as well.<\/p>\n


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LDK has not made net progress in 6 months but it is holding support<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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…it is important to note that LDK’s stock has failed to make progress since the close before January’s blockbuster guidance. In other words, LDK can be purchased at a price that essentially ignores any good news for the remainder of the year….<\/p>\n

(Click here to read the entire piece<\/a> on Seeking Alpha)<\/p>\n

Be careful out there!<\/p>\n

Full disclosure: long LDK calls<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Excerpt from an article I published on Seeking Alpha. Click here to read the entire piece: Three months ago, LDK Solar (LDK) wowed the market with a tremendous hike in guidance for both the fourth quarter of FY10 and the entire FY2011. The stock closed up 18% on the day. 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