I often run across a stock with a tradable pattern, but a second look will often change my mind.
This week I ran across SVU, a stock which has been rallying steadily since August. More recently, it had a breakaway gap [1] to the upside and has since consolidated to create a very nice bull flag pattern [2]. Here’s the chart:
[3] (Click for full size.) Chart Courtesy of TeleChart [4].Ordinarily, I would be a buyer of a stock like this upon an upside breakout from this tight pattern at $33.25. However, zooming out to a longer timeframe reveals quite a bit of resistance from the past 2 years in the $34-35 range which could make a breakout somewhat short-lived as the stock encounters overhead. Here’s a longer-range chart:
[5] (Click for full size). Chart Courtesy of TeleChart [4].Previous highs mark places where sellers are lurking, and staying aware of such zones can often help you select better trades to take.
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