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Dan Amoss

Dan Amoss

Formal First Name
Daniel (Dan)
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Dan Amoss is the Managing Editor of Strategic Short Report at Agora Financial. He discusses investment strategy based on predictions of the directions various companies are headed. Amoss is a student of the Austrian school of economics, a discipline that he uses to identify imbalances in specific sectors of the market. He tracks aggressive accounting and other red flags that the market typically misses. His bottom-up investing style focuses on management strategy, return on capital, and the truth buried in financial statements.

Professional Experience


Academic History

  • Amoss earned his CFA charter in 2005. 
  • He is relied upon for his profitable plays:
    • In spring 2008, he recommended Lehman Brothers puts, advising readers to hold the position as the stock fell from $45 to $12, which gained 462%.
    • He called American Airlines’ bankruptcy long before the Chapter 11 filing, telling readers to short the stock, which tanked from $6 to just 26 cents.