Catalyst+ Strategy
From a securities attorney
The stock that blew up your account warned you first.
In a document it filed on purpose, written to make you stop reading.
12 red flags, plain English, free. One email. No pitch, no upsell.
Brad Randall, JD • Securities attorney & hedge fund co-founder
• No tickers. No hype
THE RED FLAG CHECKLIST
12 FLAGS • 1 PAGE
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🚩 Going concern doubt
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🚩 Dilution & shelf registrations
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🚩 Insider selling clusters
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🚩 Related-party transactions
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Why this exists
The last stock that wrecked you? A lot of the time, it was disclosed. In a public filing. In language written to be skimmed past.
• Red flag 01 of 12
Form 10-K · Annual Report
SEC EDGAR
⚲ going concern
1 / 12 matches
Note 1. substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern
What's inside
The exact screen I use, written down.
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Under two minutes
Spot the landmine before you buy.
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The signal
Read the four sections that actually matter.
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The discipline
Run the exact screen I use inside my hedge fund.
BR
Who's behind it
Brad Randall, JD
CEO & Co-Founder, Johnson | Randall
A securities attorney who reads SEC filings for a living and co-runs a catalyst-driven hedge fund. The checklist is the same discipline applied before any position. Education, not advice.
Securities attorney
Hedge fund co-founder & GP
Recognized by Super Lawyers
Read the filing like the people on the other side of your trade already do.
The same free document the institutions read. You'll just know where to look.
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