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by Arthur Hill
Palladium has been lagging gold lately, and the resolution of the current consolidation holds the key to the future.
Position: Accumulate
Arthur Hill
Arthur Hill is currently editor of TDTrader.com, a website specializing in trading strategies, sector/industry specific breadth stats and overall technical analysis. He passed the Society of Technical Analysts (STA London) diploma exam with distinction is a Certified Financial Technician (CFTe). Prior to TD Trader, he was the Chief Technical Analyst for Stockcharts.com and the main contributor to the ChartSchool.
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BOLLINGER BANDS
Bollinger Bands Narrow On Palladium
09/27/05 01:21:23 PMby Arthur Hill
Palladium has been lagging gold lately, and the resolution of the current consolidation holds the key to the future.
Position: Accumulate
| On the weekly price chart (Figure 1), Palladium has consolidated between 170 and 220 in 2005. Trading has slowed to a crawl and the Bollinger Bands are at their narrowest since November 2002 (blue circle). Such contractions in volatility usually precede a significant move. However, Bollinger Band contractions do not offer any clues on the direction of the next move. |
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| FIGURE 1: PALLADIUM. Trading has slowed to a crawl in 2005 and the Bollinger Bands are at their narrowest since November 2002. |
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| For directional clues, I will turn to the price chart. Palladium broke falling wedge resistance with a surge in March 2005, but there was no follow-through. Instead, resistance at 210 held and the trading range extended. A break above 210 would forge a multimonth high and be bullish. This would call for a continuation of the 2003-04 advance and project a move above 350. Conversely, a failure at 210 and a break below support at 170 would be bearish and call for a support test around 150. |
| For an even earlier clue on the breakout, I am turning to the 20-period relative srength index (RSI). This momentum indicator has been working its way higher throughout the year (green trendline) and recently broke to a 52-week high (gray oval). In addition, RSI moved above 50 and momentum is starting to favor the bulls. This also favors an upside breakout. Failure to hold 50 and a move below 40 would be bearish. |
Arthur Hill is currently editor of TDTrader.com, a website specializing in trading strategies, sector/industry specific breadth stats and overall technical analysis. He passed the Society of Technical Analysts (STA London) diploma exam with distinction is a Certified Financial Technician (CFTe). Prior to TD Trader, he was the Chief Technical Analyst for Stockcharts.com and the main contributor to the ChartSchool.
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