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Investors who decided to bet on the short side against Amazon (AMZN) have been vaporized.

On the other hand, those investors who have decided to follow our Strong Buy recommendation on the stock made public here have been rewarded. Can you imagine the fortune you could have made trading this company according to our recommendations as it was the case with so many other Beyond Trading Corp. picks in 2009? Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), Dreamworks Animation (DWA), China Green Pearl (CGA), Agrium (AGU), Mosaic (MOS), Goldman Sachs (GS), American International Group (AIG)...just to name a few

Articles about some of these companies were written by Beyond Trading long time before events materialized offering any investor a real chance to make a great amount of profits on both sides of the market. Please bear in mind those articles included long and sell short opportunities in the stock market

"At this point it does not matter where Amazon is going. We have been proven consistently right on the stock as well as in many others. We published our research including specific targets for Amazon which have been proven correct. It was not a question of chasing the momentum on the stock, on the contrary, it was recommended to buy shares of the company every time they sold off to specific support pivots, the last one was $94.6 before earnings announcement. Before this mark, it was recommended to buy at $88 and before this at $77. We made very clear to our clients Amazon target $130 would be a likely event, a conservative approach. Moreover, a few months ago it was made a public announcement to fund managers and public investors urging them to close any existing short position on the stock near $77. Our purpose here is not to demonstrate that our team is always right which is not the case. An investor has to assume entire responsibility for his own decisions independently of them resulting in profits or losses. Beyond Trading measures performance by the level of total accumulated profits resulting from all real-time alerts and recommendations where the accuracy of those real-time alerts is a critical competitive advantage since helps one to maximize profits or minimize losses in the market. In a world where the "buy to hold" strategy does not work investors need a competitive advantage which results from a very strict set of rules to follow put in practice on a daily basis following our pivots", Vieira, Beyond Trading CEO

 

Amazon (AMZN) closed above $130 on 11.10.2009, to be more precise at $130.9 after-hours.

Beyond Trading Corporation recommended to remain short through earnings shares of the company American International Group (AIG) at least 35% of the initial short recommendation given at $54 to sell short (requires private blog access) here

It's clear from that post written on 10.12.2009,

"Therefore an existing 35% short position remains to be closed"

Beyond Trading recommended in several of its trading services to sell short American International Group (AIG) on the day before earnings announcement at $39.12 in order to maximize profits on the short side.

On earnings day, it was recommended to close at least 50% of the short position near $35 level assumed before earnings announcement according to Beyond Trading Profit Taking Rules

REAL-TIME ALERTS

EPS was $0.45 versus Street estimates of $0.33. Revenue came in at $5.04 billion vs. estimates of $5.03 billion.

Importantly, Amazon also raised Q4 guidance. Net sales are expected to be between $8.125 billion-$9.125 billion. The Street was expecting $8.11 billion.

In the release, Jeff Bezos says the "Kindle has become the #1 bestselling item by both unit sales and dollars – not just in our electronics store but across all product categories on Amazon.com."

Some metrics:

•  The revenue growth rate accelerates to 28% Y/Y from 14% in 2Q09. 

• North America sales are up 23%.

• International sales grew 33%.

• Gross margin 23.4%.

• Guidance implies 21%-36% revenue growth. Amazon expects 4Q revenue of $8.125B to $9.125B

• Amazon was able to keep its costs in check while gaining market share in virtually every product category.

Beyond Trading Corporation has been a firm believer in Amazon (AMZN) great quarter before earnings announcement having one of the highest targets on the stock in Wall Street $115 before earnings

Amazon surpassed our best expectations and we naturally responded to that achievement increasing our target to $126-$130

 "It was obvious Amazon (AMZN) was going to have a great quarter. In our case the key factor to increase Amazon (AMZN) target from $95 to $115 on October, 7th before earnings was the release of Kindle global version and the fact Amazon has a wide selection of articles at great prices. The release of a global Kindle version and investors confidence on earnings triggered the necessary buying interest on the stock which in our opinion is well deserved at this point. Our upside target increase before Amazon earnings release helped subscribers to hold onto their trading profits since a strong buy recommendation was issued at $77-78", Vieira, Beyond Trading CEO

"Kindle has become the No. 1 bestselling item by both unit sales and dollars--not just in our electronics store but across all product categories on Amazon.com," Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said in a statement. The company did not release specific sales figures for the Kindle.

"We believe momentum will continue until next quarter earnings announcement given the phenomenal quarter. Today, Amazon is a clear global leader, a brand recognized all over the world gaining market share to its major competitors, where management has proven to be on investors side", Vieira, Beyond Trading CEO 

Disclosure: the company does not have a position on the stock. Beyond Trading Corporation, reiterated shares of Amazon (AMZN) a Strong Buy before earnings and increased target from $115 to $126-130

Fact 1

 "It was obvious Amazon (AMZN) was going to have a great quarter. In our case the key factor to increase Amazon (AMZN) target from $95 to $115 on October, 7thwas the release of Kindle global version. This fact triggered the necessary buying interest on the stock which in our opinion is well deserved at this point. Our upside target increase before Amazon earnings release helped subscribers to hold onto their trading profits since a strong buy recommendation was issued at $77.5", Vieira, Beyond Trading CEO

Fact 2

"We were so certain Amazon was an excellent buy even at $94.6 before earnings it was recommended to  add to existing long positions.  Authenticity is a critical matter in our company." Vieira, Beyond Trading CEO

Beyond Trading Corp. provides evidence of its good and bad calls unlike its competition.

"The important is the fact we have been there all the time helping our customers to maximize profits on the stock. Amazon (AMZN) great quarter is seen as a great quarter to Beyond Trading Corp. We had a clear plan and vision when it was recommended to everyone to cover short positions near $77 to go long and that is a difficult thing to do in terms of trading"

Beyond Trading Corporation, reiterated shares of Amazon (AMZN) a Strong Buy before earnings with a target $126-130

Beyond Trading has been recommending to buy shares of Amazon (AMZN) since $77-78 range

You have other important calls made by Beyond Trading Corporation on the following links

• Public articles (ISRG, DWA, CGA, MOS, AGU, etc)

• Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) before earnings (you could have sold near $269 to buy back near $243)

• Goldman Sachs (GS) year 2009

Beyond Trading Corp. has seen an exponential demand for its services since 2003 especially after the recent recession which triggered the need for retail investors and professional traders to assume total control over their investments. Beyond Trading Corp. is the perfect response to this class of savvy investors and traders providing a complete service based on real-time trade alerts resulting in consistent profits which is a direct result of a very strict methodology comprised of important trading rules.