Chart Pattern/Trend Analysis
The main view of this trade idea is on the Daily Chart.
The Company stock Apple (AAPL) appears to have exhibited a triple bottom around the 150-155 support zone over the last 3 months. The stock had 3 declines, the first around the end of January, the second in late February and the last in mid-March. At the time of publishing the stock is testing resistance around the 180 price level. Expectations are for a rally towards the 205 price level. A negation of this view will be observed if AAPL falls back towards the support zone.
There is some positive trending relative strength on AAPL on SPX as well as TLT. These occurred around March 21st.
Technical Indicators
The technical indicators corroborate a bullish view on the stock. There was a switch in the Supertrend indicator around the 160 resistance level with a close above. Also, AAPL had a positive crossover on its 50-day SMA. The Awesome Oscillator (AO) is above 0 and green. Finally the RSI is above 50.
The intra-day trend following indicators of AAPL also display uptrends in the 15-Min, 2-Hour and 4-Hour time frames. The near-term support for the stock is observed around the 167.00 to 167.25 price range.
Recommendation
The recommendation will be to go long at market, with a stop loss at 160 and a target of 205. This produces a risk/reward ratio of 1.42.
Disclaimer
The views expressed are mine and do not represent the views of my employers and business partners. Persons acting on these recommendations are doing so at their own risk. These recommendations are not a solicitation to buy or to sell but are for purely discussion purposes.
The main view of this trade idea is on the Daily Chart.
The Company stock Apple (AAPL) appears to have exhibited a triple bottom around the 150-155 support zone over the last 3 months. The stock had 3 declines, the first around the end of January, the second in late February and the last in mid-March. At the time of publishing the stock is testing resistance around the 180 price level. Expectations are for a rally towards the 205 price level. A negation of this view will be observed if AAPL falls back towards the support zone.
Technical Indicators
The technical indicators corroborate a bullish view on the stock. There was a switch in the Supertrend indicator around the 160 resistance level with a close above. Also, AAPL had a positive crossover on its 50-day SMA. The Awesome Oscillator (AO) is above 0 and green. Finally the RSI is above 50.
Recommendation
The recommendation will be to go long at market, with a stop loss at 160 and a target of 205. This produces a risk/reward ratio of 1.42.
Disclaimer
The views expressed are mine and do not represent the views of my employers and business partners. Persons acting on these recommendations are doing so at their own risk. These recommendations are not a solicitation to buy or to sell but are for purely discussion purposes.