SQ has been in a range for about a year and has finally gapped down below all support on volume. The CEO stepped down so that's a bad sign for the company. The last two weeks of Sept and the first two weeks of October are sometimes down months so the odds are good that it will drop pretty fast over the next four weeks. Fibonacci extensions show $10 as the low which is in line with a measured move out of a range.
Volume Spread Analysis confirms this move on the weekly chart: Huge volume spike engulfing pattern and also a liquidity clearout of the high of the engulfing bar and a final No Demand UP bar near the bottom of support before dropping
I was surprised that put options are priced pretty cheap especially if prices drop like a rock. Fortunes can be make in situations like this in a short period of time.
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