We Called It

“It ain’t braggin’ if it’s true!”

Gotham Research, one of StreetBrains’ key brands, has had a very profitable ’08. Some highlights include:

On 5/14, Gotham closed its position from 12/13/07 on Hercules Offshore (HERO), up 26.61%.

On 5/15, they closed a position on EMCORE Corp (EMKR), up 23.075% from 4/3/08. Additionally on this day, Gotham closed their position on FelCor Lodging Trust Inc. (FCH) from 2/27/08 which was up 18.93%. Gotham also closed a spread on Occidental Petroleum Corp. (OXY) vs. Ultra Petroleum Corp. (UPL) up 6.97% from 1/25/08.

On 5/20/08, Gotham closed on Royal Gold Inc. (RGLD), up 13.32% from 5/2008; Seabridge Gold (SA), up 14.56% from 5/9/08; DryShips Inc. (DRYS) from 1/25/08 up 92.08%.

On 5/21/08, Gotham closed spreads on Altera Corp. (ALTR) vs. SPDR trust (SPY) up 24.60% from 10/25/07; and Platinum Underwriters Holdings (PTP) vs. PartnerRe Ltd. (PRE) up 11.33% from 10/19/07.