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DAL had been a great trending stock for a couple of years but the 2014 correction was extremely deep (by the standards of this stock). More recently the June 2014 high was broken but price remained fairly indecisive just above it for a few weeks. Staying above the previous resistance, however, is far superior to dipping below, so this was the first suggestion...

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SEE is a stock which hasn't been on my watchlist before. Earlier this year it broke the 1998 high - having been in a long and deep range since then. It has only been trading above $35 for a couple of months so it is too early to see what type of trend is developing, but so far it looks to be entering a new phase. It is now trading above $40, so has cleared the...

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I posted on LUV on 1st December and I was triggered into a long position the same day. Since then it's been going sideways and appeared on our Gap & Go list this morning. This isn't a Gap and Go opportunity as the last bar has stayed within the small range. And it isn't a buy opportunity either (based on the last bar). But I am already long this stock and, so...

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I am not looking to take any shorts at the moment, but if I were RDC offers a good set-up. On the weekly chart there was a very long period of consolidation followed by a convincing move down. Once price was below the 50ma and had cleared the consolidation zone the trend began to develop. There was a pullback in October/November but a bearish engulfing pattern...

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I have posted on ORLY before (in early November) and since then it has gone on to experience a lovely linear trend. After the first gap up I was waiting for a pullback followed by a breakout to enter the trade. This happened on the day of my last post so I was able to enter on the next bar. Yesterday's gap up added to my equity so overall I am happy with this...

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I looked at LOW a few weeks ago, just after it had gapped up past $60. For those who traded it on a short-term strategy a nice profit in excess of 100 points would have been banked. Those who took a longer-term stance will have seen their equity rise by 250 points plus - so far. LOW continues to make new highs and, after a stickiness around $45-$55, looks to be...

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ERIE appeared on our breakout list today. It is not a stock I would normally consider as it is not an S&P500 company. Volume is low, which makes liquidity low, and difficult to trade in the UK. However, I like the look of the chart so thought it worth analysing. ERIE trended well until consolidating from 2011-2014. There were a couple of fake breakouts in 2013...

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If you like shorting stock in an overall bull market DRQ offers a good opportunity. It gapped down yesterday on higher volume giving a good signal to take a near-term sell. This stock is already in a solid downtrend, trading below the 200dma. It recently formed a double top in a downtrend, broke recent support and retested it - and now it has gapped down on...

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Until earlier this year RCL had been in consolidation since 1999. After price finally broke above $58.88 a good trend began to develop but was seriously hindered by the October pullback. This breached the 1999 pivot high and the 200dma but it was not all bad news - a cup and handle chart formation developed on the daily chart suggesting a move to the upside...

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FDX has been moving up since it's 2009 low but took some time to regain the ground lost from the 2007 high - with a long period of consolidation along the way. Since breaking above the 2007 high ($121.42) late in 2013 price has still struggled to fall into a linear trend. However once price broke - and retested - the $150 zone a smoother trend has developed. In...

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I looked to short RIG last week (28th November) but decided against it due to the shortened Thanksgiving trading week. I am revisiting it today because I think the opportunity has probably passed - for now. Initially the set-up looked good with yesterday's bar being bearish on higher volume - which boded well for a sell position. But then I noticed the low of...

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The markets were skittish yesterday so the breakout list today is not the best. As a longer-term trader I would not want to trade ESRX. While this stock has been bullish for years the pullbacks can be very deep. Trends only last at the most for a few months. However, this may suit other traders who like to trade shorter-term. The first gap up passed $80 (and on...

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On one of my other posts today I looked at LUV - another airline. LUV offers both a long-term and near-term buy opportunities. For SAVE, however, I would only consider a near-term opportunity. SAVE had a good breakout and retest after breaking above the September high. It has now gapped above the more recent November high and $80. However, I do not have much data...

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LUV has been a good trending stock I have traded until the October pullback earlier this year. Breaking above the September high (and confirming a cup and handle chart pattern) offered the first opportunity to re-enter this stock. But with some uncertainty still in the markets I passed this one by. Since then price has continued its bullish rise with a more...

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There are a lot of energy stocks, which have gapped down, on our list today. Many provide near-term sell opportunities but I felt the best of them was NBL. Looking at pivot highs and lows on the weekly chart, NBL seemed to have plenty of room to manoeuvre (about 800 points before the next major support). The daily gap down (on higher volume) broke below...

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RIG has been bearish since the 2008 high, so with the last bar gapping down on higher volume a near-term sell opportunity looks like a good play. Price had been going mostly sideways, since the end of 2012, offering a strong support at around $38. When this was broken and retested (turning support into resistance) in August/September 2014 a new bear trend began...

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There are three reasons why I am not looking to take any new trades today. Yesterday was a bank holiday in the US, today is apparently a half trading day, and finally it's the last trading day of the month. To me this means volatility may be affected and I'd rather stand aside than get whipsawed. However, if I were to take a near-term short opportunity the set up...

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SBAC has been on a strong bull run since the beginning of 2012 and began to be of interest when it broke above $60 later that year. However, trading it from the daily would have required quite wide stops to accommodate the frequent, fairly prolonged and deep pullbacks. The set-up in the last few days looks promising but I would want to wait and see a more linear...