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Dan Amoss

Dan Amoss, CFA, is a student of the Austrian school of economics, a discipline that he uses to identify imbalances in specific sectors of the market. He tracks aggressive accounting and other red flags that the market typically misses. Amoss is a Maryland native, a graduate of Loyola University Maryland, and earned his CFA charter in 2005. In spring 2008, he recommended Lehman Brothers puts, advising readers to hold the position as the stock fell from $45 to $12. Amoss is managing editor of the Strategic Short Report.

  1. Strategic Short Report

    Your New Issue — Short This Retailer Loaded With Accounting Red Flags • May 17, 2013

    We follow the trail of fake cash to our new short idea. Plus, updates on our gold and silver mining stocks, royalties and oil and gas.…Read more…

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    On the Trail of Fake Cash • May 17, 2013

    When you see a fake asset on the balance sheet, says Hempton, you must always ask: “Was the asset stolen, or was it never there?” This month’s short idea is a retailer with several accounting and operational red flags… …Read more…

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    Investors Hunt the Far Reaches of the Globe for Value; Plus, Six Earnings Updates • May 10, 2013

    Consider the Iraqi, Kazakh or Mongolian markets? That’s where real values are… Meanwhile, our shorts bury bankruptcies and can’t hide all the debt!…Read more…

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    Expectations Leave Reality in the Dust • May 3, 2013

    Bad news out from our tire maker means good news for us shorts. Plus, this restaurant chain can’t cut prices, which will hurt it. And we catch up with the best gold miner to hold.…Read more…

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    The Profit Margin Squeeze Is Under Way… • April 25, 2013

    The unemployment rate in this bank’s home market jumped to 27%. Politicians and central can’t hide the ongoing depression in Spain…plus coal pricing means tight margins at our newest short…Read more…

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    A Surprise Victim of the Shale Gas Cycle • April 23, 2013

    A notorious bear is taking this stock on the short side. We agree with him. Here’s why a put offers 200% upside……Read more…

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    A Rare Opportunity to Upgrade Your Gold Portfolio • April 19, 2013

    In the wake of the chaotic break in gold futures market, all gold mining stocks have been smashed. Therein lies our quick opportunity to get the best royalty stock around at clearance prices!…Read more…