We recently started a series called “Penny Stock of the Day”. These ideas are geared towards traders with an extremely high risk appetite.
Our Penny Stock of the Day is chosen by screening for stocks under $5 and then applying technical analysis on the shortlisted set of penny stocks showing unusual volume. When making these trades, please make sure to pay vigilant attention to pricing moves and have a strict stop loss in place to avoid significant losses.
Penny Stock of the Day: Larimar Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: LRMR)
Today’s penny stock pick is the clinical-stage biotechnology company, Larimar Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: LRMR).
Larimar Therapeutics, Inc. focuses on developing treatments for rare diseases using its novel cell penetrating peptide technology platform. Its lead product candidate is CTI-1601, which is in the Phase 2 OLE clinical trial for the treatment of Friedreich’s ataxia, a rare, progressive, and fatal genetic disease.
Website: https://larimartx.com/
Latest 10-k report: https://investors.larimartx.com/static-files/25b7732d-5959-48c1-8509-9765723f3bfb
Analyst Consensus: As per TipRanks Analytics, based on 10 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for LRMR in the last 3 months, the stock has an average price target of $18.86, which is nearly 612% upside from current levels.
Analysts | Source: TipRanks.com
Potential Catalysts / Reasons for the Hype:
- The company was selected to participate in the FDA’s START program. The potential surrogate endpoints could expedite the approval process for nomlabofusp, with a BLA submission planned for year-end 2025.
- LRMR’s other key developments include the completion of adolescent dosing in the PK run-in study, plans for a global Phase 3 study in mid-2025, and an upcoming program update in September 2025 featuring OLE study data.
- The company is advancing toward potential registration of the first disease-modifying therapy for FA patients.
On analyzing the company’s stock charts, there seem to be multiple bullish indications…
Bullish Indications
#1 Falling Wedge Pattern Breakout: The daily chart shows that the stock has been forming a falling wedge pattern for the past several months. These are marked as purple lines. It has typically taken support at the bottom of the wedge before bouncing back. The stock has currently broken out from the falling wedge pattern. Once the stock breaks out of the falling wedge pattern, it could move higher.
LRMR – Daily Chart
#2 Bullish ADX and DI: The ADX indicator shows bullishness as the +DI line is above the -DI line, and the ADX line is currently moving higher from below the +DI and -DI lines.
#3 Price above MA: The stock is currently above its 50-day SMA, indicating that the bulls have currently gained control.
#4 MACD above Signal Line: In the daily chart, the MACD (light blue color) is currently above the MACD signal line (orange color). This indicates a possible bullish setup.
#5 Above Support Area: The weekly chart shows that the stock is currently trading above a support area, which is marked as a pink color dotted line. This looks like a good area for the stock to move higher.
LRMR – Weekly Chart
#6 Bullish Stoch: The %K line is above the %D line of the stochastic in the weekly chart and is also moving higher from oversold levels, indicating possible bullishness.
Recommended Trade (based on the charts)
Buy Levels: If you want to get in on this trade, the ideal buy level for LRMR is above the price of $2.70.
Target Prices: Our first target is $4.00. If it closes above that level, the second target price is $5.20.
Stop Loss: To limit risk, place a stop loss at $1.90. Note that the stop loss is on a closing basis.
Our target potential upside is 48% to 93%.
For a risk of $0.80, our first target reward is $1.30, and the second target reward is $2.50. This is a nearly 1:2 and 1:3 risk-reward trade.
In other words, this trade offers 2x to 3x more potential upside than downside.
Potential Risks / Red Flags:
- The company has a history of net losses. For the years ended December 31, 2024, and 2023, the company had net losses of $80.6 million and $36.9 million, respectively, and, as of December 31, 2024, LRMR had an accumulated deficit of $269.2 million.
LRMR – Consolidated Statements of Operations
- The company has not generated any commercial revenue to date.
- Hedge Funds Decreased Holdings by 581.0K Shares Last Quarter.
Hedge Funds | Source: TipRanks.com
- As of December 31, 2024, LRMR’s existing cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities were $183.5 million, which is anticipated to fund its operations into the second quarter of 2026. Hence, the company may need to raise additional funding to complete the development and commercialization of nomlabofusp. Raising additional capital may cause dilution to existing stockholders.
- Despite being a loss-making company, the executives are being paid significant compensation.
LRMR – Executive Compensation
As you can see, today’s featured penny stock offers big upside potential… but it also comes with a number of risks and red flags. As always, when dealing with penny stocks, we advise caution before entering into such high-risk ventures. Remember to think before you trade… understand the risks… and if you decide to trade, stick to your stop-losses!
Happy Trading!
Trades of the Day Research Team
READ BEFORE TRADING PENNY STOCKS: The allure of penny stocks lies in their potential to deliver massive gains in a short period of time. However, in exchange for that opportunity, most penny stocks carry tremendous risk. They can be extremely volatile and are susceptible to “pump and dump” schemes and fraud.
Unlike regular stocks, the financial condition of most penny stock companies can be extremely difficult to analyze, as the majority of such stocks are traded on over-the-counter (OTC) exchanges, which are typically less transparent and less regulated than the major exchanges. In fact, in the penny stock space, it’s often easier to spot warning signs and red flags than it is to identify a sound investment. Nevertheless, we do our best to identify short-term trade opportunities in this exciting space because we know some of our readers are looking for high-risk, high-reward ideas. We just urge you to make sure you fully understand the risks before making any of these trades.
#1 Energy ETF for Monthly Payouts [sponsor]For every $100 invested, you could collect up to $22 in dividends. But you must act by Wednesday, November 20th, to secure the next payment. Go here to find out more.
Source: Trades of the Day