The Short-Term Rally Of GS

03/12/13 02:31:37 PM

by Chaitali Mohile

Goldman Sachs Group is extremely bullish.

Security: GS
Position: Hold

Goldman Sachs Group (GS) has been a buyer's stock for the last year and half. The stock has steadily surged, offering handsome monetary gains to traders and investors. GS went from 90 to 160 in a time span of nine months. Eventually, the rally turned extremely bullish and showed signs of a reversal. The indicators used in Figure 1 became extremely overbought, causing a trend reversal rally. The vertical price rally on the daily time frame narrowed as it hit a new high at 156. The average directional index (ADX) (14) that followed the rally overheated. This suggested that the share price was likely to plunge a few points.

Figure 1: Daily chart for Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS).

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An overbought relative strength index (RSI) (14) was unable to sustain above 70, and the value of moving average convergence/divergence (MACD) (12,26,9) at 5 was likely to turn negative in positive territory. The gap between the MACD line and trigger line disappeared before the indicator underwent a bearish crossover above the zero line.

These extremely bullish indicators resulted in an intermediate technical bearish rally in GS. It plunged seven points, dragging all the indicators to comfortable bullish zones. Since GS is a strong stock, price and indicators sustained bullish levels. The 50-day moving average (MA) support remained untouched. The stock recovered immediately, showing its bullish strength.

Figure 2: Weekly chart for Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS).

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An evening star candlestick pattern formed on the weekly chart of GS in Figure 2. The evening star is a bearish reversal pattern that initiates a downside rally. Price has established strong support at the new high. The RSI (14) has not changed its direction, the uptrend in ADX (14) had reached an overheated zone, and the MACD (12,26,9) is positive. This suggests that the previous advance rally is likely to move sideways.

The bullish indicators have reversed the rally in GS to a sideways consolidation. This generated buying opportunities for long-term traders and investors. GS is one of the strongest stocks in favor of buyers. Traders who hold long poisitions in the stock should hold on to them.

Chaitali Mohile

Active trader in the Indian stock markets since 2003 and a full-time writer. Trading is largely based upon technical analysis.

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