Circling the drain - companies at risk of insolvency

Discussion in 'Stocks' started by stock_trad3r, Dec 31, 2013.

  1. energy

    ACI
    BTU
    JRCC (too cheap to short, too little return on puts)
    ANR

    retail

    MSO
    JCP
    SHLD

    transportation

    DRYS
    YRCW
    NAV
    CHK

    technology

    BBRY
    NQ (assuming the muddy report is true)


    anyone have others they want to add to the list?
     
  2. PLUG - only solvent through the middle of next year, by their own admission.
     
  3. Do you really think DRYS is in danger of going under? That would surprise me in a time of rising freight rates.
     
  4. CZR
    BTH
     
  5. I've been learning to trade stocks priced less than $10, and from what I have seen by back testing, a larger than random number of companies whose stock sells for less than $5/share tend to "disappear," i.e. go out of business or are forced to look for an acquirer in order to continue. I have some penny stock dvds from 2007-8, and so many of the tickers used as chart examples have since ceased to trade. That doesn't mean you cant make money trading them in the meanwhile, but it sure does warn one from taking a long term "investment" stake in any cheap stock.
     
  6. radioshack.. but its already beaten up..
     
  7. altoid

    altoid

    Drys and
    Free are riding the wave of shipping rates. I think free is going to 5 soon.