Does CIT CEO Thain's Recent Stock Purchase Represent a Bottom?

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Mark Melin
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CIT Group Inc. (NYSE:CIT) CEO John Thain has a knack for timing his investments in the company he manages.  Could Thain’s recent purchase of 40,000 CIT shares on May 15 indicate the firm has hit another floor? A recent research report from BTIG Research notes Thain’s successful track record at picking the lows in CIT Group Inc. (NYSE:CIT) stock while speculating a stock buyback might be in the offing.  The report also said CIT could be a potential acquisition target, saying “we think the risk-reward for CIT is very attractive in its current context, as downside appears limited and the shares…

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.