TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

09/17/14 03:24:53 PM

by Koos van der Merwe

Even when a market is correcting, there will be some equities going against the trend. TD Ameritrade (AMTD) is one of the stocks worth looking at.

Security: AMTD
Position: Buy

TD Ameritrade (AMTD) provides brokerage services to investors and traders predominantly via the Internet. The company provides touch-tone trading, trading over the internet, unlimited streaming, free real-time quotes, extended trading hours, and a commitment to speed of execution. The company contracts with an external provider for futures clearing and also contracts with external providers to facilitate foreign exchange trading for clients. With a market that is trending in a bullish direction, and with more and more traders entering the playing field, is AMTD a stock worth holding? What do the charts say?

Figure 1. Monthly chart with Elliott Wave count.

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The chart in Figure 1 shows how the price fell from a high of $62.89 in April 1999 to a low of $3.03 by July 2002 as traders and investors fled the market when the technology bubble burst. The Elliott wave count on the chart is suggesting that the share is moving into a wave v of Wave 3 of a major WAVE III. The relative strength index (RSI), however, is suggesting that wave iv is not complete and has further downside. Should this happen, then the correction should fall to approximately $28, the 4th wave of lesser degree.

Figure 2. Weekly Omnitrader chart showing a Vote line buy.

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The chart in Figure 2 is a weekly Omnitrader chart that shows a buy signal given in the Vote line on June 30, 2014 when the closing price was $32.24. The Vote line buy signal was triggered by the Red Green Strategy Long 25 and the Red Green Strategy Long 6. Note that both indicators are positive.

Figure 3. Daily Omnitrader chart showing a Vote line buy signal.

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The chart in Figure 3 is a daily Omnitrader chart that brought the share to my attention. The Vote line shows a buy signal given by the result of the Red Green Strategy Long stop and Long 6. Both indicators are suggesting a buy is in the offing. With a target in the region of $35, the upper outside band or higher, and with the trend showing strength, a buy is in the cards.

I would be a buyer of AMTD, but with stops that are close. As the market recovers after the present correction, more traders will start entering the market and the company will benefit.

Koos van der Merwe

Has been a technical analyst since 1969, and has worked as a futures and options trader with First Financial Futures in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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