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Continuation Breakout Wednesday 4PM 7/24/2024

July 24, 2024 3 min read

Overall Sector and Industry Analysis

Datetime Range Analyzed: June 25, 2024, to July 24, 2024 (EST)

Commentary on Sector and Industry Performance:

  1. Healthcare: Several stocks from the healthcare sector such as HUM, FERG, TFX, and CI showed moderate to low volume with both sideways and slight bullish trends. HUM and CI are showing an overall bullish trend, while TFX and FERG show potential pullback risks.

  2. Technology: Stocks like DTCK, TVTX, and SOLV have demonstrated moderate daily volumes and an overall sideways trend, with slight bearish tendencies in recent days for DTCK. Watch for short-term reversion here.

  3. Financial: DFS, COF, and AMT demonstrate varying trends. DFS shows slight bearish signs with a notable decrease in volume, whereas COF still indicates potential bullishness due to strong support levels. SBNY, despite low volume, channeled sideways.

  4. Consumer Discretionary: Stocks like AZO and PHR revealed high volatility over the last 10 days. AZO maintains a strong upward trajectory while PHR depicts a potential retracement after an upward surge.

  5. Basic Materials: BIO and ALT exhibit moderate intra-day volatility, with ALT showing a slight bearish trend. They are operating within established price channels reinforcing potential sideways movement in the immediate term.

Noticeable Trends or Patterns:

  • Healthcare stocks: Show mixed performance with HUM and CI revealing sustained bullish momentum.
  • Technology and Financial sectors: Exhibit varied performance; particularly notable is the strong support line in COF.
  • Consumer Discretionary: Prime for swings due to inherent volatility.

Ticker Performance Prediction:

Likely to Go Up in the Next 2-3 Days:
HUM: Strong recent price momentum and decent volumes.
CI: Sustained upward push with supporting volume.
COF: Demonstrates strong support levels and liquidity.

Strong Bullish Signals:
AZO: Exceptional upward movement with strong volume.

Individual Stock Analysis:

1. HUM (Humana Inc.)

Support Levels:
– $380, $375, $370
Resistance Levels:
– $390, $395, $400

Next 2-3 Days Price Action Predictions on 30-minute Chart:
– Predicting a pullback to near $380 before attempting to climb to $395-$400.
Entry Point: Near $380 support level.
Stop-Loss: Below $375.

Targets:
PT1: $390
PT2: $395
PT3: $400

Chart:
finviz dynamic chart for  HUM

2. CI (Cigna Corp.)

Support Levels:
– $338, $335, $330
Resistance Levels:
– $345, $350, $355

Next 2-3 Days Price Action Predictions on 30-minute Chart:
– Predicting a pullback to near $338 with a potential surge to $350.
Entry Point: Near $338 support level.
Stop-Loss: Below $335.

Targets:
PT1: $345
PT2: $350
PT3: $355

Chart:
finviz dynamic chart for  CI

3. COF (Capital One Financial)

Support Levels:
– $145, $140, $135
Resistance Levels:
– $150, $155, $158

Next 2-3 Days Price Action Predictions on 30-minute Chart:
– Expecting bounces off the $145 level, targeting $155 resistance.
Entry Point: Near $145 support level.
Stop-Loss: Below $140.

Targets:
PT1: $150
PT2: $155
PT3: $158

Chart:
finviz dynamic chart for  COF

4. AZO (AutoZone Inc.)

Support Levels:
– $2925, $2900, $2880
Resistance Levels:
– $3000, $3050, $3100

Next 2-3 Days Price Action Predictions on 30-minute Chart:
– Predicting a continuation of the upward trend to surpass $3000.
Entry Point: Near $2950 support level.
Stop-Loss: Below $2925.

Targets:
PT1: $3000
PT2: $3050
PT3: $3100

Chart:
finviz dynamic chart for  AZO

Conclusion:

The analysis reveals specific stocks within the healthcare, financial, and consumer discretionary sectors performing robustly with bullish projections for the short-term horizon. Entry points, stop-loss levels, and targeted price levels ensure a risk-adjusted framework for effective swing trading. Consider these insights for crafting your momentum-based swing trade strategies in the upcoming 2-3 trading days.

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