Quote from NoDoji:
Surely there will be a pullback to the reasonable 80's, thereby letting poor souls who are dying to buy this stock get in at a bargain.
I saw GMCR hitting the high ticker again past couple days and gave it another look.
I see that within 2 1/2 weeks from my original post price pulled back to 51.65 (pre-split equivalent 77.50), lower than I expected once it broke the post gap trend line.
So here it is again at 52-week highs, having tested 72.00 (pre-split equivalent 108.00) on both Thursday and Friday and pulled back slightly each time.
With 2009 earnings estimates @ 1.13 and 2010 earnings estimates @ 1.75, how much further upside can there be to this stock? They're riding the popularity of Keurig one-cup coffee/tea makers.
I'm well aware that what goes up must come down, and the "strong buy" darlings one quarter can be in the toilet in a matter of days (HOTT, SYNA, MYGN). I initiated a swing short on HOTT too early last quarter and took a hefty loss, so I wouldn't want a repeat with GMCR.
Not having been an active trader during the rise and fall of CROX, I have no feel for how irrational buyers can get before the frenzy subsides. I can only look at the CROX chart and notice that leading into its fantastic high of 73.75 and subsequent crash, it looked a whole lot like GMCR does right now (see attached).