Toward the end of last year, I posited the idea that QCOM was executing a "fake-out break-out". Bears get trapped after a failed consolidation then get short squeezed higher. Instead of trading to new highs, QCOM has only consolidated in a range near ATH. This leads me to believe that distribution is occurring near ATH. This is a major piece to wyckoffs price cycle.
I have marked off the elements of the distribution cycle that I believe we have seen so far. The remaining elements are a final upthrust (optional) and last point of supply, which traps bulls in a false breakout and converts the last of a long position into a short position.
Set up:
The pattern breaks down when the Auto Reaction support zone is broken. I am looking to take a short below that level (~$170). I will be looking for a break below the 100 sma as well as RSI to cross below 50 and MACD to perform a bearish crossunder.
Risk Management
My price target is near 140. It happens to be the gap fill and the fib extension. That is about a $30 drop from current levels. I believe a $3-5 stoploss is appropriate for this kind of swing trade.
I am sitting on my hands until I get confirmation that a breakdown will occur.
I have marked off the elements of the distribution cycle that I believe we have seen so far. The remaining elements are a final upthrust (optional) and last point of supply, which traps bulls in a false breakout and converts the last of a long position into a short position.
Set up:
The pattern breaks down when the Auto Reaction support zone is broken. I am looking to take a short below that level (~$170). I will be looking for a break below the 100 sma as well as RSI to cross below 50 and MACD to perform a bearish crossunder.
Risk Management
My price target is near 140. It happens to be the gap fill and the fib extension. That is about a $30 drop from current levels. I believe a $3-5 stoploss is appropriate for this kind of swing trade.
I am sitting on my hands until I get confirmation that a breakdown will occur.
Trade closed: target reached
