Is Costco Wholesale Corp. A Buy?

06/15/15 03:35:52 PM

by Koos van der Merwe

Let's take a look at the charts and find out.

Security: COST
Position: Accumulate

Costco wholesale Corp. (COST), a popular warehouse for shoppers who wish to buy in bulk, continues to win customers because prices are reasonable and affordable. Many investors are not that happy with Costco's business strategy. Some Wall Street analysts assert that the company is overly generous to its customers and employees. Unlike its rivals, COST has not shut out unions.

Figure 1. Monthly Chart With Elliott Wave Count. The Elliott wave count suggests that the stock is tracing a Wave 4 of a WAVE III. The RSI is suggesting that price still has further to fall. Very likely, the stock price could fall somewhere between $110.57 and $127.35.

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The monthly chart of COST in Figure 1 shows how the stock price has risen from a low of $6.50 in February 1995 to a high of $156.85 by February 2015. The Elliott wave count shown suggests that the stock is tracing a Wave 4 of WAVE III. The relative strength index (RSI) on the chart is suggesting that the stock price has still further to fall. The Elliott wave rule that the correction should fall into the region of the 4th Wave of lesser degree, suggests that the stock price should correct to somewhere between $110.57 and $127.35.

Figure 2. Weekly Chart With Elliott Wave Count. The stock price is in a wave 4 and could test the support line at $126.78. The RSI is testing the buy zone that has historically given buy signals.

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The chart in Figure 2 is a weekly chart with an Elliott wave count that is similar to the monthly chart suggesting that the stock price is in a Wave 4 and could test the support line at $126.78. The RSI is testing the buy zone that has historically given buy signals.

Figure 3. Daily Chart With Elliott Wave Count. This chart suggests that WAVE IV is almost complete and the RSI is at oversold levels. This suggests that a buy signal could soon be given.

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The daily chart in Figure 3 is suggesting that WAVE IV is almost complete with the RSI recently falling below the 32 horizontal line at oversold levels. This suggests that a buy signal could soon be given.

Figure 4. Omnitrader Chart Suggesting A Buy Target. The chart is suggesting a target of $137, the price at the lower level.

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The chart in Figure 4 is an Omnitrader chart showing a Vote line that has not yet given a buy signal. The chart is suggesting a target of $137, the price at the lower band.

COST is a stock on my watch list, and when the price reaches close to the $137 level and the RSI confirms with a buy signal, I shall be a buyer with a long-term hold.

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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