By Tara Young, Trades Of The Day, Trades Of The Day, 2024-06-28
Shopify Inc. (NYSE: SHOP) seems to be poised for a price surge as per its latest charts. The company provides a commerce platform and services in Canada, the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Australia, China, and Latin America.
The platform lets anyone start, manage, and grow a business. Shopify can be used to build an online store, manage sales, market to customers, and accept payments in digital and physical locations.
Bullish Indications
#1 Downtrend Channel:
As you can see from the daily chart, the stock has been trading within a downtrend channel during the past few months. This is marked in the daily chart in purple color. Currently, the stock is moving higher from the lower rail of the downtrend channel. Once the stock breaks out from a downtrend channel, it has the potential to move further up.
SHOP – Daily Chart
#2 Price above MA:
The price is currently above the short-term moving average of 50-day SMA, indicating that the bulls are gaining control. This is a positive indication.
#3 MACD Above Signal Line:
In the daily chart, the MACD line (light blue color) is currently above the MACD signal line (orange color) which is typically considered bullish.
#4 Bullish ADX:
The ADX indicator shows that the +DI line is currently above the –DI line and the ADX line has started to move up from below the –DI and +DI lines. This indicates possible bullishness.
#5 Above Support Area:
As you can see from the weekly chart, the stock has currently moved up from a resistance-turned-support level. This level is marked as a pink color dotted line. This looks like a good area for the stock to move higher.
SHOP – Weekly Chart
#6 %K above %D:
The %K (blue) line of stochastic has currently crossed above the %D (Orange) line in the weekly chart and is also moving higher from oversold levels. This is a possible bullish indication.
#7 Bullish RSI:
In the weekly chart, the RSI is currently nearing 50 and moving higher. This is a possible bullish sign.
Recommended Trade (based on the charts)
Buy Levels: If you want to get in on this trade, you can purchase shares of SHOP above the price of around $68.00.
TP: Our target prices are $75 and $80 in the next 3-6 months.
SL: To limit risk, place stop-loss at $64.00. Note that the stop-loss is on a closing basis.
Our target potential upside is 10% to 18% in the next 3 to 6 months.
For a risk of $4.00, our target rewards are $7.00 and $12.00. This is a nearly 1:2 and 1:3 risk-reward trade.
In other words, this trade offers nearly 2x to 3x more potential upside than downside.
Risks to Consider
The stock may reverse its overall trend if it breaks down from the trend channel with a high volume. The sell-off of the stock could also be triggered in case of any negative news, overall weakness in the market, or any regulatory changes in the sector.
Happy Trading!
Tara
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