We recently started a series called “Penny Stock of the Day”. These ideas are geared towards traders with an extremely high risk appetite.
Our Penny Stock of the Day is chosen by screening for stocks under $5 and then applying technical analysis on the shortlisted set of penny stocks showing unusual volume. When making these trades, please make sure to pay vigilant attention to pricing moves and have a strict stop loss in place to avoid significant losses.
Penny Stock of the Day: Lucid Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: LCID)
Today’s penny stock pick is the technology company, Lucid Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: LCID).
Lucid Group, Inc. designs, engineers, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles (EV), EV powertrains, and battery systems. It also designs and develops proprietary software in-house for Lucid vehicles. The company sells vehicles directly to consumers through its retail sales network and direct online sales, including Lucid Financial Services.
Website: https://www.lucidmotors.com
Latest 10-k report: https://ir.lucidmotors.com/static-files/801e2d13-4459-477c-b77b-8ad22e4f119f
Analyst Consensus: As per TipRanks Analytics, based on 10 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for LCID in the last 3 months, the stock has an average price target of $2.86.
Analysts | Source: TipRanks.com
Potential Catalysts / Reasons for the Hype:
- The Saudi government has made massive investments in Lucid, per Reuters. It holds 60% stakes in LCID. LCID was also given $1 billion in capital from Ayar Third Investment Company, an affiliate of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.
- Hedge Funds Increased Holdings by 349.3K Shares Last Quarter.
Hedge Funds | Source: TipRanks.com
On analyzing the company’s stock charts, there seem to be multiple bullish indications…
Bullish Indications
#1 Symmetrical Triangle Pattern Breakout: The daily chart shows that the stock has currently broken out a symmetrical triangle pattern, which is marked as purple color lines. A symmetrical triangle pattern represents a period of consolidation before the price breaks out. This is typically formed when there is indecision in the price movements and uncertainty among the buyers and sellers. Once a breakout from the upper trend line occurs, it usually signifies the start of a new bullish trend.
LCID – Daily Chart
#2 Bullish ADX and DI: The ADX indicator shows bullishness as the +DI line is above the -DI line, and the ADX line is currently moving higher from below the +DI and -DI lines.
#3 Price above MAs: The stock is currently above its 50-day as well as 200-day SMA, indicating that the bulls have currently gained control.
#4 MACD above Signal Line: In the daily chart, the MACD (light blue color) is currently above the MACD signal line (orange color). This indicates a possible bullish setup.
#5 Above Support Area: The weekly chart shows that the stock is currently trading above a support area, which is marked as a pink color dotted line. This looks like a good area for the stock to move higher. The stock is also trading above its 50-week SMA, indicating that the bulls are gaining control.
LCID – Weekly Chart
#6 Bullish Stoch: The %K line is above the %D line of the stochastic in the weekly chart, indicating possible bullishness.
#7 MACD above Signal Line: In the weekly chart as well, the MACD (light blue color) is currently above the MACD signal line (orange color). This indicates a possible bullish setup.
Recommended Trade (based on the charts)
Buy Levels: If you want to get in on this trade, the ideal buy level for LCID is above the price of $4.30.
Target Prices: Our first target is $5.00. If it closes above that level, the second target price is $5.60.
Stop Loss: To limit risk, place a stop loss at $3.90. Note that the stop loss is on a closing basis.
Our target potential upside is 16% to 30%.
For a risk of $0.40, our first target reward is $0.70, and the second target reward is $1.30. This is a nearly 1:2 and 1:3 risk-reward trade.
In other words, this trade offers 2x to 3x more potential upside than downside.
Potential Risks / Red Flags:
- The company has a history of net losses. LCID reported net loss of $2.8 billion for the year ended December 31, 2023. As of December 31, 2023, the company’s accumulated deficit was $10.2 billion.
LCID – Consolidated Statements of Operations
- Corporate Insiders placed Informative Sells of Shares Worth $282.5K in the Last 3 Months.
Insiders | Source: TipRanks.com
- The company has product concentration risk. LCID currently depends primarily on revenue generated from a single vehicle model, the Lucid Air, and in the foreseeable future will be significantly dependent on a single or limited number of models.
- The global automotive market, particularly for electric and alternative fuel vehicles, is highly competitive. LCID’s competitors include Tesla, and a number of U.S.-based and international entrants and traditional automotive manufacturers.
- The company has ongoing legal proceedings. On April 18, 2021, two individual actions and two putative class actions were filed in federal courts in Alabama, California, New Jersey, and Indiana. In addition, two separate purported shareholders of the Company filed shareholder derivative actions against certain of the Company’s officers and directors in California federal court, captioned Sahr Lebbie v. Peter Rawlinson, et al., and Zsata Williams-Spinks v. Peter Rawlinson, et al. other lawsuits include Victor W. Mangino v. Lucid Group, Inc., et al., Anant Goel v. Lucid Group, Inc., et al; and Floyd Taylor v. Glenn August, et al.
- Despite being a loss-making company, the executives are being paid significant compensation.
LCID – Executive Compensation
As you can see, today’s featured penny stock offers big upside potential… but it also comes with a number of risks and red flags. As always, when dealing with penny stocks, we advise caution before entering into such high-risk ventures. Remember to think before you trade… understand the risks… and if you decide to trade, stick to your stop-losses!
Happy Trading!
Trades of the Day Research Team
READ BEFORE TRADING PENNY STOCKS: The allure of penny stocks lies in their potential to deliver massive gains in a short period of time. However, in exchange for that opportunity, most penny stocks carry tremendous risk. They can be extremely volatile and are susceptible to “pump and dump” schemes and fraud.
Unlike regular stocks, the financial condition of most penny stock companies can be extremely difficult to analyze, as the majority of such stocks are traded on over-the-counter (OTC) exchanges, which are typically less transparent and less regulated than the major exchanges. In fact, in the penny stock space, it’s often easier to spot warning signs and red flags than it is to identify a sound investment. Nevertheless, we do our best to identify short-term trade opportunities in this exciting space because we know some of our readers are looking for high-risk, high-reward ideas. We just urge you to make sure you fully understand the risks before making any of these trades.
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