Linda McDonough

Linda McDonough is a veteran hedge fund analyst who loves to break down company financial statements and identify market inefficiencies to uncover big opportunities.  She believes in a boots-on-the-ground approach that includes surveying customers, interviewing company executives, or doing whatever it takes to see what others don't.

She's now brought her experience as a hedge fund analyst to subscribers of her Profit Catalyst Alert service. Her system identifies small- and mid-cap stocks that are about to move due to catalytic events that few others can identify...until it's too late. These events often times result in massive gains for her followers.

Analyst Articles

Last month, I spoke about introducing more features to Profit Catalyst Alert to help subscribers make more money from my research. We had our first option trade with a put recommendation on VF Corp., the purveyor of the North Face clothing. This was a quick trade, opened and closed within… Read More

I’ve added Acuity Brands (NYSE: AYI) to our portfolio. The company is a leading provider of lighting and heating solutions, and is a pure play on the explosive demand for intelligent lighting and heating for commercial, educational, industrial and residential buildings. Acuity’s recent acquisitions of Juno Lighting and Distech dramatically expand… Read More

SolarEdge continues to trend lower in response to Tesla’s acquisition of SolarCity. Tesla has discussed long term plans to develop its own inverters for SolarCity. Obviously the headline is dramatic but the reality is that SolarCity has been reducing orders to SolarEdge for a few quarters yet SolarEdge continues to… Read More

An update for all subscribers who still own the VF Corporation August 62.5 puts (initial sale Alert was issued last week). The stock continues to drift lower and the puts traded at $1.83 this morning, close to the $1.90 high from last week. I think this is a good exit… Read More

We’ve been patiently watching Masonite (NASD: DOOR), waiting for the right time to cross the threshold. The Florida-based maker of doors had relied on cutting costs to increase profits until recently.But now we’re seeing higher sales. Masonite finally caught the wave of improving home starts in the fourth quarter of last year. The stock… Read More

VF Corp’s reported sub par earnings this morning. The stock is currently trading below the 62.5 strike of the August puts we recommended on Wednesday.SELL the August 62.5 puts at a price of $2.00 or above for a swift 53% gain. As we predicted management pushed out revenue and profit growth… Read More

VF Corp. (NYSE: VFC) is an American apparel and footwear company in trouble, and we’re recommending profiting from its likely decline with a put option.I expect VFC will have weakness in sales to struggling department stores.  And when the company reports second quarter earnings before the market opens on Friday,… Read More