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On the logarithmic daily chart of Meritage Homes (MTH) in Figure 1, you can see the purple trendline established between the top in 2005 and the subsequent lower lows (blue circles) reaching ahead in time until January 2008. By taking that same trendline and fitting it to the bottom of the price action where the green lines are, you can see that MTH was in a very well-formed channel. The lines appear to have a different slope because of the logarithmic setup of the chart. |
FIGURE 1: MTH, DAILY. Here, you can see the trendline established between the top in 2005 and the subsequent lower lows (blue circles) reaching ahead to January 2008. |
Graphic provided by: Wealth-lab. |
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Moving ahead into 2008, you can see that MTH broke through the bottom channel. However, it subsequently reversed direction and broke back into the old channel and nearly touched the top of the old channel. After a few months of consolidation, MTH has again broken through the channel, but this time to the upside. It has also started to form a new uptrend, underlined in green. See Figure 2. |
FIGURE 2: MTH, DAILY. Moving ahead in 2008, you can see that MTH broke through the bottom channel before it reversed direction and broke back into the old channel and nearly touched the top. |
Graphic provided by: Wealth-lab. |
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According to my stochastic indicators, MTH is in oversold territory. That, combined with a potential retest of both the old purple downtrend — which now provides price support, not resistance — and the new uptrend would make a purchase somewhere in the $22 range a logical opportunity. Of course, in this highly volatile trading environment, you need to watch your stop-losses more than ever. |
Disclosure: I am currently long SRS, the UltraShort Real Estate ProShares. |
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