IBM trade ideas
Momentum Surge - IBMIBM is showing good consolidation and may be setting up for a breakout. Keep in mind IBM can be a slow mover so it may not break out fast. Tight stops are required as always based on my strategy.
1. Not up 3 days in a row
2. Linear previous momentum leg
3. Stock is in early phases of an uptrend i.e. not extended
4. Has not had a significant breakout or breakdown during the consolidation phase
5. Consolidation is nice and clean with narrow range days, lower volume , and can even be pointing down.
Buy = $134.86
Stop = $133.29
Shares = 40
Momentum Surge Potential - IBMIBM is showing good consolidation and may be setting up for a breakout. Larger slower moving stocks like IBM can be tricky to trade during consolidation so stops are important.
1. Not up 3 days in a row
2. Linear previous momentum leg (but there is a risk of gap fill to the downside)
3. Stock is in early phases of an uptrend i.e. not extended
4. Has not had a significant breakout or breakdown during the consolidation phase
5. Consolidation is nice and clean with narrow range days, lower volume , and can even be pointing down.
Buy = $134.86
Stop = $133.29
Shares = 40
IBM EarningsSomeone asked me about this a couple of weeks ago...
Last time they had crap earnings people started bailing out 4 days before the next earnings. Buying puts at close tomorrow, will roll into a lower strike on Momday if this pans out, if not I'm holding the puts through earnings.
This is strictly a timing call. Also I expect earnings to be crappy. If you're optimistic, buy some calls.
IBM in a bearish rising wedge?Looks like the IBM shows us a bearish rising wedge.
Definitely something to look out for, let's keep an eye on it if it works and if yes how much drop we could expect. For now I expect some pullback to a support at approximately 115$.
Since I'm still learning I'm not trading this.
If you feel the same give me some feedback I'm glad to hear from you guys!
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IBM Earnings SetupLooks like the computerz are melting the market up again. I expect IBM to work its way back to $125 before earnings. I'm buying puts before earnings.
Has their business improved much in the last 3 months? I doubt it considering the rate increase and stock market tanking. Companies aren't going to increase spending when things are tanking.
IBM falling out of bear flag channelIBM has been in a classic bear flag channel for a few weeks. It looks like we're breaking downwards now to complete the bear flag pattern.
I'm looking for a drop of about $40 from the top of the channel to somewhere in the $90-100 range. This is consistent with the methodology of the breakout from a flag is about equal to the price move leading to the flag. I think that this is a reasonable area to look for bullish signals after the dust has settled from the Red-Hat merger.