Marathon Petroleum has been running since late January, and now it’s pulled back.
The first pattern on today’s chart of the refinery stock is the March high of $203.02. The stock tested that peak today. Traders may watch to see if it can turn old resistance into new support.
Second, MPC has pulled back to the rising 21-day exponential moving average. It offered support in February before prices surged to new record highs.
Finally consider the broader energy space. TradeStation Data shows it’s now the top performing sector this year. (Notice how the Energy Select Sector Index is pulling back toward long-term highs from 2022 and 2023.) In addition, MPC is the #8 performer in the entire S&P 500 index this year.
That kind of relative strength could reflect positive sentiment toward energy names in general.
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The first pattern on today’s chart of the refinery stock is the March high of $203.02. The stock tested that peak today. Traders may watch to see if it can turn old resistance into new support.
Second, MPC has pulled back to the rising 21-day exponential moving average. It offered support in February before prices surged to new record highs.
Finally consider the broader energy space. TradeStation Data shows it’s now the top performing sector this year. (Notice how the Energy Select Sector Index is pulling back toward long-term highs from 2022 and 2023.) In addition, MPC is the #8 performer in the entire S&P 500 index this year.
That kind of relative strength could reflect positive sentiment toward energy names in general.
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 www.TradeStation.com/DisclosureOptions. Before trading any asset class, customers must read the relevant risk disclosure statements on 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 www.TradeStation.com...isclosureTSCompanies for further important information explaining what this means.
