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by Kevin Hopson
Starbucks' bullish trading range and "out-of-favor" status with Wall Street may indicate higher prices ahead.
Position: Accumulate
Kevin Hopson
Kevin has been a technical analyst for roughly 10 years now. Previously, Kevin owned his own business and acted as a registered investment advisor, specializing in energy. He was also a freelance oil analyst for Orient Trading Co., a commodity futures trading firm in Japan. Kevin is currently a freelance writer.
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Why the Rally in Starbucks May Not be Over
05/06/04 05:09:15 PMby Kevin Hopson
Starbucks' bullish trading range and "out-of-favor" status with Wall Street may indicate higher prices ahead.
Position: Accumulate
| Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) has seen its stock price appreciate over 70 percent in the last twelve months. However, the stock has failed to make much headway recently, as prices have continued to move sideways. More specifically, Starbucks has formed a two-month trading range between the $37.00 and $40.00 levels. Since trading ranges tend to act as continuation patterns and the long-term trend is positive, Starbucks could see another significant move to the upside in the near-term. |
| If so, the stock could eventually make its way up to the $46.00 to $49.00 range. I calculated this price target by taking the number of times that the stock has tested the upper channel line in alternate sequence, multiplying this number (3) by the width of the trading range ($40.00-$37.00=$3.00) and then adding this figure ($3.00x3=$9.00) to the bottom ($37.00+$9.00=$46.00) and top ($40.00+$9.00=$49.00) channel lines. This price target assumes that Starbucks will break to the upside without testing the bottom channel line again. |
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| The $40.00 level is home to significant call option open interest, which is why the stock has found continued resistance here. However, given current pessimism towards the stock, Starbucks appears to have sufficient buying power to overcome this hurdle. For example, short interest in the stock - as of April 7 - was 15.2M shares, or roughly 5.0x average daily volume. Additionally, two-thirds of the analysts covering Starbucks currently have a "hold" or "sell" rating on the stock. Since pessimistic market sentiment rarely occurs at tops and Starbucks' bullish trading range supports higher prices, I would look to accumulate shares in the near-term. |
Kevin has been a technical analyst for roughly 10 years now. Previously, Kevin owned his own business and acted as a registered investment advisor, specializing in energy. He was also a freelance oil analyst for Orient Trading Co., a commodity futures trading firm in Japan. Kevin is currently a freelance writer.
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| E-mail address: | hopson_1@yahoo.com |
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