AMD: How to proceed when a stock is trending THAT STRONGLY?Hello traders and investors! AMD is flying, and this might be a reason for some people to get nervous – those who are in, and those who missed the opportunity. Let’s calmly analyze AMD through a technical view, and see what we can do here.
First, no, it is not a good time to buy . Regardless of what AMD will do next, the Risk/Reward ratio is not good right now . The moment to buy was after my analysis on Jul 16, when we nailed with astonishing precision the next movements on AMD (this one was a public analysis, link below).
We should always buy near supports, when we see a good buy pattern, preferably. If you plan to buy AMD, you should wait for it to form a bottom, or hit one of its support levels, which might be the 21 ema. If the momentum is strong enough, AMD will do a sideways correction, and the 21 ema will catch up with the price in the future, instead of dropping to lower levels.
But for now, we are trending, and the volume is very high , confirming the bullish bias (according to Dow Theory, 5th tenet). If you are on AMD, and is afraid of a pullback, or don’t want to lose profits, there’re two strategies for you, that can help you to rip off the useless emotions out of you, that are making you nervous and stressed.
First, a technical strategy is to set a trailing stop-gain under the previous day’s low, and if AMD loses it, then the market will simply cash you out. Then, just buy back near when AMD forms a bottom or gets closer to its support levels (sooner or later, it’ll do it).
Another strategy is to wait for a bearish structure in the 1h chart. In the chart above, you see an example of a bearish pivot point, which could cause a pullback on AMD in the daily chart. If you see a lower high/low, then it might be an excuse to sell. It could be a bearish pivot point, an H&S, a Double Top… Any bearish reversal pattern might work for you.
So far, AMD didn’t do any of these patterns, it didn’t trigger any trailing stop, and there’s nothing indicating it’ll drop. All we can assume is that it’ll keep flying, until we see a clear reversal sign (Dow Theory, 6th tenet).
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Thank you very much!
