Shares of Cameco (CCJ) have declined ~80% since the March 2011 Fukushima disaster, sending CCJ shares to their lowest levels in more than a decade:
CCJ (Monthly)
While the uranium (U3O8) spot price continues to dwell in the basement near $20/lb, Cameco shares are trading at attractive valuation multiples (11.1x forward earnings, .74x book) and the company reported an impressive third quarter result particularly given the circumstances. The attractive valuation has even prompted some company insiders to snap up some Cameco shares on the cheap recently.
From a chart perspective CCJ posted its most promising trading session in more than a year and investors now have a clear double-bottom downside reference point to trade against:
CCJ (Daily)
A ~12% rally on more than 3x average daily trading volume after CCJ has quietly formed a double-bottom near $7.45 during the last month. Relative strength and money flow are both breaking higher above their respective median lines. One day does not make a trend, however, today is just about as promising as a single trading session could possibly be.
We entered into a long position in CCJ earlier in the trading day in the Trading Lab at CEO.CA. The setup was based upon a combination of factors including bullish options activity which consisted of unusual upside call buys, a large put sale of January 2017 $8 puts, and a combo trade which included purchase of stock and March 2017 $7 puts as a hedge.
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