IvanLabrie

$UPST: Long way down...

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IvanLabrie Updated   
NASDAQ:UPST   Upstart Holdings, Inc.
I think $UPST is poised to fall hard from here, for a good while, back to the start of the crazy uptrend we had since August 2021. I've personally managed to capture a great upside trade, and now moved into speculating on the downside here...I've shared these with my signals service clients in real time, and also commented on it in the Key Hidden Levels chatroom here.
There's a chance the company's business model is fraudulent, and it had an unbelievably crazy upside move recently, which strikes me as a bubble that is bursting. I am not seeing a rational way to justify the valuation it commands and it has a weak to non existent moat when compared against $SOFI or other lenders...Using AI as a buzzword isn't a good enough reason. Their default rates could end up being much worse than they anticipate based on their models too.

Anyways, from a technical perspective, this is a good chance to short the stock given that the weekly uptrend signal that predicted the rally the stock had has expired, and it implies a potential move back down to the start of the trend if weakness ensues. Best of luck!

Cheers,

Ivan Labrie.

Comment:
Comment:
On track, big drop after earnings: Curious, given the quarter was very good according to the data released...

Revenue $228M, +250% YoY, above consensus $13.12M

EPS of $0.60 beating by $0.27; GAAP EPS of $0.30 beating by $0.06

Q4 Guidance:
Revenue of $255M to $265M vs consensus of $227.62M...
Trade closed manually:
I''m out for now, gonna watch it.
Trade closed: target reached

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