Sears (SHLD, $0.40) Has $19 Million Bonus Plan For Executives, Amidst Bankruptcy Struggle
Sears Holdings wants to pay executives as much as $19 million in quarterly bonuses, amidst the company’s struggle to stay in business in the wake of a bankruptcy possibility.
The retailer has submitted two bonus plan for the court’s approval.The first one intends to pay as much as $2.1 million per quarter collectively for the top 18 executives. As part of the second plan, 322 other unnamed executives could get $16.9 million a quarter in aggregate - apparently as an incentive to stay with the firm during its tough times. No executive would receive more the $150,000 in bonuses for remaining in the company during the bankruptcy process. Also, Eddie Lampert, the company's primary shareholder and chairman, might not receive a bonus, according to the filing (as mentioned in a CNN article).
The judge’s verdict on the bonus proposals is due December 20.
On the other hand, Sears is laying off several workers at the stores it is shuttering down.
Momentum Indicator for SHLD turns positive, indicating new upward trend
SHLD saw its Momentum Indicator move above the 0 level on September 03, 2025. This is an indication that the stock could be shifting in to a new upward move. Traders may want to consider buying the stock or buying call options. Tickeron's A.I.dvisor looked at 49 similar instances where the indicator turned positive. In of the 49 cases, the stock moved higher in the following days. The odds of a move higher are at .
Technical Analysis (Indicators)
Bullish Trend Analysis
The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for SHLD just turned positive on September 10, 2025. Looking at past instances where SHLD's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in of 29 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
SHLD moved above its 50-day moving average on August 21, 2025 date and that indicates a change from a downward trend to an upward trend.
Following a 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where SHLD advanced for three days, in of 196 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
The Aroon Indicator entered an Uptrend today. In of 262 cases where SHLD Aroon's Indicator entered an Uptrend, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are .
Bearish Trend Analysis
The 10-day RSI Indicator for SHLD moved out of overbought territory on September 17, 2025. This could be a bearish sign for the stock. Traders may want to consider selling the stock or buying put options. Tickeron's A.I.dvisor looked at 39 similar instances where the indicator moved out of overbought territory. In of the 39 cases, the stock moved lower in the following days. This puts the odds of a move lower at .
The Stochastic Oscillator demonstrated that the ticker has stayed in the overbought zone for 5 days. The longer the ticker stays in the overbought zone, the sooner a price pull-back is expected.
Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where SHLD declined for three days, the price rose further in of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .
SHLD broke above its upper Bollinger Band on September 10, 2025. This could be a sign that the stock is set to drop as the stock moves back below the upper band and toward the middle band. You may want to consider selling the stock or exploring put options.
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