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There is not much historical data on this stock so longer-term trend trading opportunities are out for me. However, PANW gapped up on higher volume yesterday. Price is well clear of the $100 figure and is continuing to make higher highs. The bar was extremely bullish and only marginally larger than previous bars. If the gap doesn't get filled this could be a...

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I have been trading DPS since price broke and retested the $50 half figure around April 2014. This zone had added resistance due to the May 2013 pivot high ($50.37). Since then the trend has been very good - the October pullback almost stopped the position out, but managed to just remain in play. If looking to enter DPS since then there have been a few breakout...

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ODFL is a good trending stock, but volume is fairly thin. This can affect liquidly when entering and exiting trades. The weekly uptrend has been long and linear - the pullbacks have become a little deeper but are more than acceptable on this timeframe. On the daily chart, however, the pullbacks have caused a bit more of a concern. During early 2014 there were...

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ABC has been in an uptrend for many years - with some periods of pullback and sideway movement on the way. In more recent times a mini pattern had emerged (on the daily chart) of a move up followed by several weeks of consolidation. This can be frustrating, even for longer-term traders. But since the gap up (on earnings and higher volume) on 30th October a...

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For just over a year XRAY has been trying to break through the 2007 resistance of $47.84. During this time a double bottom chart pattern formed on the weekly chart - which can be a strong indication of a continuation of the previous up trend. Since breaking through the $50 resistance zone in early November, price has retraced to test this line (with resistance...

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ROST could offer a good near-term buy on Fridays' gap up on higher volume. The bar was very bullish - adding to the momentum to the upside - and easily cleared the 2013 pivot high. For longer-term traders, however, the large gap up could easily be filled - so we would want to see some sort of pullback or retest of the 2013 high before considering this a buy...

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APD has been in an uptrend all year but the deep pullbacks have made it too unpredictable to long-term trade so far. On the daily chart an inverted head and shoulders chart pattern offered an opportunity to trade a measured move up. Since the break of the pivot high (which also confirmed the H&S pattern) there have been two gaps up on slightly higher...

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TSO gapped up on 31st October above the long-term pivot high of $65.75 and the more recent September pivot high of $67.07. The October gap was too soon to consider a long-term buy as price had not really cleared 2013s high of $65.75. Thursday's bar offered a better opportunity with a break above the November high with a clearly bullish bar. Despite the subsequent...

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NKE has cropped up quite frequently on our breakout lists lately. It doesn't have a very linear history (pullbacks tend to be too deep for most risk management structures). But since breaking above the $80 mark it has offered several opportunities to buy. The October pullback was not too deep, remaining comfortably above the daily 50ma. Once price broke $90 NKE...

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LB has been trending up for several years but found resistance at the $50 half figure. At this price the trend stagnated a little - on the weekly chart we can see that the 50ma stopped acting as a solid support and was breached on several occasions for several weeks at a time. The trend continued but became less predictable to trade. In mid-August 2014 another...

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On yesterdays earnings announcement price gapped up on DLTR (with higher volume). This offers a good near-term opportunity to buy this stock for a quick profit. Ideally, it would've been nice to have seen a more bullish bar. For longer-term opportunities this stock has trended well in the past, but since June 2012 the trend has not been able to re-established...

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PETM has undergone a deep and prolonged pullback lasting over a year. Yesterday price gapped up on higher volume and broke through previous resistance. The bar was very bullish, which gives a good indication that price could well continue it's upward momentum over the next few days. However, with price only just breaking such a strong pivot point the potential...

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LOW has been trending up since late 2012 but the ride has not always been smooth. From November 2013 to August 2014 price was stuck in a prolonged pullback/consolidation around $50. Then in late August price broke above the November 2013 pivot high, retested it (see the weekly chart) with a spike below the resistance-turned-support and continued it's upward...

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While other stocks have rallied this year, VFC has been in consolidation. Although this has lasted several months, the actual price range was fairly tight, sticking around the $60 mark. After breaking out in September price retested the top of the consolidation zone before continuing it's upward trend. Yesterdays bar confirmed a bullish flag and price is now...

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MMM has periods where it trends really well. But this year there have been two deep pullbacks which would've stopped most trend traders out of their buy positions. Since price broke above the September pivot high the candles have not been overly convincing. There was a gap up on 31st October but it was a doji, followed by a gravestone doji, which did not inspire...

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GMCR broke through the 2011 high earlier this year, retested it in August and has since been in a reasonably linear trend. Since breaking through the more recent July high, price formed a double bottom on the resistance-turned-support line and is now in an established bull trend. This is not an opportunity for today, however, as earnings are due to be released...

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Many traders like to trade IPOs and new stocks as the volatility is considered to offer good opportunity. But as a technical trader I find it difficult to trade a stock for which there is less than 5 years data. There is a limited history of how the stock reacts to events - which makes them difficult to analyse. In the case of ABBV a pattern is now beginning to...

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For a long-term trade DRN is not a great shorting stock. It closed yesterday at $10.01 so there is not to much further for it to fall. But with the gap down on higher volume a quick short could be on the cards. Price has just managed to close below the 2001 pivot low of $10.20, but remains marginally above the $10 round number and I would've liked to have seen a...