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GOFGuggenheim Strategic OpportunitSell5.3·$8.77
SellModerate Confidence
Investment thesis

GOF is attempting a death-cross recovery with improving MACD and a bullish insider-buying signal, but momentum notes also describe a confirmed downtrend and the fund's quality score sits far below the engine's 4.0 floor.

Thesis pillars

  • Weak Piotroski Quality Floor Breach→Stable
  • Death Cross Recovery Attempt→Stable
  • Confirmed Technical Downtrend↑Improving
  • +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning

Pillars as of Jul 5, 2026

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Guggenheim Strategic Opportunit (GOF) Stock Analysis

Recovery setup · Inst Constrain edge

SellValueModerate Confidence

Financial Services · Asset Management

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $8.77: Quality below floor (0.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.3/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Below long-term trend.

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund is a closed-ended balanced mutual fund launched and managed by Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC. The fund is co-managed by Guggenheim Partners Investment Management LLC. It invests in public equity and fixed income markets across... Read more

$8.77+15.1% A.UpsideScore 5.3/10#154 of 229 Asset Management
QualityF-score0 / 9FCF yield—
IncomeYield24.92%(5y avg 14.74%)Payout201.11%at-risk
Stop $8.45Default target $10.09A.R:R 0.0:1

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $8.77: Quality below floor (0.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.3/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Below long-term trend. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 59. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.

Passes 7/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Suitability: aggressive.

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Recent developments

updated 2026-10-29

Thesis

Rewards
No bull case signals
Risks
Quality below floor (0.9 < 4.0)

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)8.0
P/E (Fwd)—
Mkt Cap$2.0B
EV/EBITDA—
Profit Mgn0.0%
ROE—
Rev Growth—
Beta—
Dividend24.92%
Rating analysts—

Quality Signals

Piotroski F0/9

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Rating Breakdown

2 floor-breakers·2 ceiling hits

Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Gross Margin
0.0
Operating Margin
0.0
Net Margin
0.0
Piotroski F
0.0
Moat
4.5
No competitive moatWeak Piotroski F-Score: 0/9Quality concerns

Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Bollinger
0.5
Support Resistance
0.8
52w Position
4.3
GatesA.R:R UPSIDE_EXHAUSTED (upside=0.0%)Death cross (50MA < 200MA)Momentum 6.1>=5.5Insider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsNEWS EVENTS NONE RECENTEARNINGS PROXIMITY NO DATESEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARMATERIALS CYCLE PEAK CLEARRecoverySuitability: Aggressive
RSI
59 · Neutral
↑ 20D MA↑ 50D MA↓ 200D MADEATH CROSSSupport $8.31Resistance $8.81

Price Targets

$8
$10
A.R:R0.0:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0%
Max %0%
RegimeSteady

Risk Alerts

! Quality below floor (0.9 < 4.0)

Earnings

We could not retrieve earnings history for GOF.
The company may be recently listed, pre-revenue, or its beat/miss record wasn't available from our source this run. Earnings signals feed the Growth and Catalyst score dimensions — absence here doesn't affect other dimensions.

Verdict History

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Frequently Asked Questions
Is GOF stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $8.77: Quality below floor (0.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.3/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Below long-term trend. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 59. Prior stop was $8.45. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.

What is the GOF stock price target?

Default target: $10.09 (+15.1% upside). Prior stop was $8.45. Stop-loss: $8.45.

What are the risks of investing in GOF?

Quality below floor (0.9 < 4.0).

Is GOF overvalued or undervalued?

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunit trades at a P/E of 8.0 (forward N/A). TrendMatrix value score: 9.4/10. Verdict: Sell.

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What does Guggenheim Strategic Opportunit do?Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund is a closed-ended balanced mutual fund launched and managed by Guggenheim Funds...

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund is a closed-ended balanced mutual fund launched and managed by Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC. The fund is co-managed by Guggenheim Partners Investment Management LLC. It invests in public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. For its equity portion, the fund invests directly and through derivatives such as writing covered call and put options to invest in the stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It invests in the value stocks of companies of all capitalizations. The fund employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis to create its portfolio. For the fixed income component of its portfolio, it seeks to invest in securities such as corporate bonds, loans, loan participations, structured finance investments, U.S. government and agency securities that are not rated below below CCC by S&P or Caa2 by Moody's. For the equity part of the portfolio the fund benchmarks S&P 500 Index and for the fixed income part it benchmarks Barclays Aggregate Bond Index. It was formerly known as Claymore/Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund. Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund was formed on November 13, 2006 and is domiciled in the United States.

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