Trade Idea: LDOS (Leidos Holdings) - Position Trading Setup

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๐Ÿ“ˆ Direction: Long (Swing to Position Trade)
๐ŸŽฏ Entry Zone: $160.00 - $162.50 (Optimal entry near $162.12)
โ›” Stop Loss: $149.17 (-8% risk)
๐ŸŽฏ Take Profit: $188.08 (+16% upside)
๐Ÿ“Š Risk/Reward Ratio: 1:2
๐Ÿ” Why LDOS?
๐Ÿ“Š Technical Analysis
โœ… Trend: Strong daily & weekly uptrend (higher highs & higher lows)
โœ… Moving Averages: Price above SMA 50 ($150.67) & SMA 200 โ†’ Bullish structure
โœ… MACD Weekly: Positive momentum (2.85 vs signal 1.39)
โœ… RSI (Daily): 74.83 (overbought but with strong volume confirmation)
โœ… Key Levels:

Support: $155.00 (previous resistance turned support)

Breakout Level: $162.50 (confirmation of continuation)

Target: $188.08 (next major resistance)

๐Ÿ“‰ Fundamental Backing
โœ” Earnings Growth: +530% YoY Net Income Growth
โœ” Valuation: Fair P/E 16.39, P/S 1.23 (sector-appropriate)
โœ” Debt Health: Manageable (Debt/Equity 0.92, score 8)

๐ŸŽฏ Trade Execution Plan
๐Ÿ”น Entry: Wait for pullback to $160-$162.50 (ideal risk/reward)
๐Ÿ”น Stop Loss: Tighten to $155.00 if price reaches $170 (+5%)
๐Ÿ”น Take Profit:

TP1: $175.00 (partial profit)

TP2: $188.08 (full exit)

โš ๏ธ Risk Considerations
Market-wide pullback could trigger stop loss

Earnings volatility (next report: Aug 2025)

Overbought RSI may lead to short-term consolidation

๐Ÿ“Œ Final Thought: LDOS shows strong breakout potential with institutional backing. The $188 target offers a clean 1:2 R/R for patient traders.

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