Past Reports
Long HTZ. Shares Of Hertz Could Still Double (Or More) From Here
August 9, 2017
Summary Quite suddenly industry insiders, analysts and media are recasting beleaguered “car rental” plays into lucrative “fleet management” plays, CRUCIAL to the futures of Uber/Lyft. Icahn owns 35% of HTZ...
LONG DDS. Long Dillard’s on potential “infinity squeeze”
July 25, 2017
Summary Dillard’s appears set up for “infinity squeeze” like VW in 2008, which sent stock up 5x. Einhorn was short VW in 2008, but is now largest outside holder of...
Short ARA. JV partners rushing to sell equity stakes. But why ?
July 10, 2017
Summary ARA’s JV partners are suddenly exercising their put options nearly as fast as they vest, requiring ARA to buy out their equity stakes. The reasons are becoming clear. Post...
Short OSIR. After Criminal Investigation, Osiris Is Finally Delisted
March 13, 2017
Summary In over 100 articles I have seldom used the word fraud to describe concerns. I reserve that word for the very worst situations where I have the highest confidence....
Short CETX. Documents and Photos, All Signs Point to Fraud
February 22, 2017
Summary On Tuesday, Cemtrex fell 13% on huge volume. On the preceding trading day, Cemtrex’s banker Source Capital quietly had its SEC and FINRA registrations terminated following multiple violations. Over...
Short YRD. Leaked Internal Emails Raise Much Deeper Concerns
January 31, 2017
Summary Shares of YRD have been shunned by traditional China smart money. Outside ownership is dominated by a few US “quant funds” who perform little fundamental research. Existing concerns have...
Short LIVE. Massive Paid Promotions, Heavy Accounting Manipulation, Deficient Auditor And More
January 6, 2017
Summary From November to December, Live Ventures tripled on the back of aggressive paid promotions. Promoters have been paid as much as $2 million to hype Live Ventures. Same promoters...
Short OFIX. Orthofix to plunge 50% on undisclosed FDA issue and accounting manipulation
December 16, 2016
Summary Bone Growth Stimulators (“BGS”) comprise the largest segment of revenue and more than half of profits, while also driving growth at Orthofix. Other segments are lower margin, commodity businesses...
Short NYMX. This offshore “biotech” promotion will go to zero (yes, zero)
August 9, 2016
Summary Nymox withheld the data that Phase 3 trials of its only drug had failed for 6-12 months after management knew of the failure. During this time, Nymox issued bullish...
Short BRS. Near term catalyst for 45% drop
July 22, 2016
Bristow is down by 80% since mid 2015 as bankruptcy fears continue to slowly play out. The moderate recovery in oil prices has been unable to help Bristow recover. Bristow...
Short OSUR. Expect OraSure To Drop 35% (Or More) Next Week
June 30, 2016
Summary OraSure dipped just slightly from its 2016 highs on a recent report from Raymond James downgrading OraSure to a “Market Perform”. The report completely dismissed significant near-term problems for...
Short OSIR. Osiris Therapeutics Beset By Newer And Bigger Troubles
March 24, 2016
Summary Since I last highlighted fraud concerns at Osiris, the stock has fallen by 40%. I expect an additional 50% drop based on new catalysts. The CEO has since resigned...
Short CECO. Watch For A Sharp Drop In Career Education Corp.
January 26, 2016
Summary In 2014, CEC pulled an accounting gimmick in order to remain “financially responsible” in the eyes of the Department of Education (“ED”). Calculations indicate that CEC’s failure to sell...
Short RVNC. How Revance Is Misleading Investors About RT002
November 20, 2015
Summary Revance has soared 50% to all-time highs based on preliminary data from a Phase 2 study, which appeared to indicate that its RT002 was superior to Allergan’s Botox. Revance...
Short TKAI. What’s Wrong With Tokai Pharmaceuticals?
November 2, 2015
Summary Tokai’s attempt at a Phase 3 trial is based on data from just 6 patients out of 87 in Phase 2, based on after-the-fact cherry picking of data. Tokai...
Short BETR. A Busted IPO And A No-Brainer Short
September 24, 2015
Summary IPO’d at $18 with 100% of shares coming from insiders cashing out (company received no proceeds). Stock fell immediately and has now fallen by 33%. Company is saddled with...
Short OMER. Watch For A Potential 50% Drop In Omeros
August 31, 2015
Summary Omeros recently spiked on release of new Phase II drug data for OMS-721. The stock quickly gave up almost all of these gains once the details of this trial...
Short FTK. Why Did Flotek Soar 46%?
July 29, 2015
Summary Shares of Flotek soared by as much as 46% on what looked like a surprise earnings beat. However the “beat” was a result of a single customer who accounted...
Short SXC. New IRS Rules Could Eliminate SunCoke’s MLP Status
June 16, 2015
Summary A new proposed ruling by the IRS looks set to disqualify SunCoke’s income for MLP purposes. This very subtle change is just now being spotted by more savvy investors...
Short AMCN. Why Is Air Media Falling?
April 30, 2015
Summary Air Media rebounded on Tuesday as retail investors “played the bounce” in anticipation of a company response. After the company responded on Wednesday, the stock opened lower, traded down...