Conclusion, Investment Implications, Strategy

We exited Jly 18th long idea Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (ARCO) this morning for a 22% gain in 16 trading days while simultaneously outperforming the S&P 500 by 10%.

Analysis and Rationale

We typically close out our long ideas before quarterly earnings reports are released to avoid the event risk and price volatility that often accompanies them.  ARCO is scheduled to report earnings on Wednesday 08/10/2022

In addition, the red highlights in Chart 1 below show that ARCO is currently testing formidable overhead resistance at $8.02 to $8.11, which represents its Jun 1st and May 18th benchmark highs.

Chart 1