Best Buy Breakout?
Best Buy has moved sideways since December, but some traders may expect a breakout soon.
The first pattern on today’s chart is the pair of falling trendlines. One ran along the highs of July and December, which BBY crossed in late February. A second along the March highs was broken this week. That may suggest downward pressure is fading in the retailer.
Second, the 50-day simple moving average (SMA) had a “golden cross” above the 200-day SMA early last month. That may reflect bullishness over the longer term.
Third, the 8-day exponential moving average (EMA) has remained above the 21-day EMA since mid-February. MACD is also turning positive. Those signals may reflect bullishness over the shorter term.
Fourth, Bollinger Bandwidth in the bottom study shows tight price action. Does that create potential for expansion if a breakout occurs?
Finally, the retailer ended Thursday above $79.52. It had been the highest close after February 29’s strong earnings report. Remaining above that level and the falling trendlines could potentially confirm a breakout.
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The first pattern on today’s chart is the pair of falling trendlines. One ran along the highs of July and December, which BBY crossed in late February. A second along the March highs was broken this week. That may suggest downward pressure is fading in the retailer.
Second, the 50-day simple moving average (SMA) had a “golden cross” above the 200-day SMA early last month. That may reflect bullishness over the longer term.
Third, the 8-day exponential moving average (EMA) has remained above the 21-day EMA since mid-February. MACD is also turning positive. Those signals may reflect bullishness over the shorter term.
Fourth, Bollinger Bandwidth in the bottom study shows tight price action. Does that create potential for expansion if a breakout occurs?
Finally, the retailer ended Thursday above $79.52. It had been the highest close after February 29’s strong earnings report. Remaining above that level and the falling trendlines could potentially confirm a breakout.
TradeStation has, for decades, advanced the trading industry, providing access to stocks, options and futures. See our Overview for more.
Past performance, whether actual or indicated by historical tests of strategies, is no guarantee of future performance or success. There is a possibility that you may sustain a loss equal to or greater than your entire investment regardless of which asset class you trade (equities, options or futures); therefore, you should not invest or risk money that you cannot afford to lose. Online trading is not suitable for all investors. View the document titled Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options at https://www.TradeStation.com/DisclosureOptions. Before trading any asset class, customers must read the relevant risk disclosure statements on https://www.TradeStation.com/Important-Information/. System access and trade placement and execution may be delayed or fail due to market volatility and volume, quote delays, system and software errors, Internet traffic, outages and other factors.
Securities and futures trading is offered to self-directed customers by TradeStation Securities, Inc., a broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and a futures commission merchant licensed with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission). TradeStation Securities is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the National Futures Association, and a number of exchanges.
TradeStation Securities, Inc. and TradeStation Technologies, Inc. are each wholly owned subsidiaries of TradeStation Group, Inc., both operating, and providing products and services, under the TradeStation brand and trademark. When applying for, or purchasing, accounts, subscriptions, products and services, it is important that you know which company you will be dealing with. Visit [url =tradestation.com/DisclosureTSCompanies] TradeStation.com/DisclosureTSCompanies for further important information explaining what this means.
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