Material stocks have come under pressure as the Federal Reserve gets hawkish. Alcoa has held up better than many peers, but for how long?
Notice the candles with long upper tails or solid bodies as the aluminum company chopped above $60. Those indicate selling pressure around that price.
Looking further back, notice how that level matches a high from April 2018. It’s also the low from 2006 and January 2008 – immediately before the subprime crash. That could make the price zone especially important.
Next, you have bearish divergence because MACD started falling as AA tested the highs.
Third, the weekly chart shows two consecutive candles with lower highs and lower lows. There’s also a price channel with its bottom currently around $48:
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Notice the candles with long upper tails or solid bodies as the aluminum company chopped above $60. Those indicate selling pressure around that price.
Looking further back, notice how that level matches a high from April 2018. It’s also the low from 2006 and January 2008 – immediately before the subprime crash. That could make the price zone especially important.
Next, you have bearish divergence because MACD started falling as AA tested the highs.
Third, the weekly chart shows two consecutive candles with lower highs and lower lows. There’s also a price channel with its bottom currently around $48:
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This content is for informational and educational purposes only. This is not a recommendation regarding any investment or investment strategy. Any opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not represent the views or opinions of TradeStation or any of its affiliates.
Investing involves risks. 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, futures, or digital assets); therefore, you should not invest or risk money that you cannot afford to lose. Before trading any asset class, first read the relevant risk disclosure statements on the Important Documents page, found here: www.tradestation.com/important-information.