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Chart of the Day for March 16, 2010 - AHL
AHL is a $2.2 billion financial company that provides insurance and
reinsurance products and services worldwide. While the overall
market has been climbing, AHL has pulled back to its 50 day SMA,
printing a reversing doji candle on Monday in the process. This
recent price weakness has also been enough to test its
intermediate-term uptrend line. We like AHL at the current price,
but would sour on it if we see a close beneath $27.00, especially if
heavy volume accompanies that move. Topside, a move back up to test
the recent highs near $28.75 would seem logical.
Chart of the Day for March 17, 2010 - KONG
KONG is a $265 million services company that provides wireless
interactive entertainment, media, and community services to mobile
phone users in the People's Republic of China. KONG reported
earnings after the bell on Tuesday and it was trading higher
initially. That could make for some additional volatility on
Wednesday. Therefore, it might be best to hold off and let the stock
settle down a bit before considering it for a trade. Technically,
however, KONG did put in three recent consecutive lows around
$7.15-$7.25 after selling off dramatically year-to-date in 2010. The
candlestick on Tuesday was as bullish as any in 2010, except perhaps
the first trading day of February. Unfortunately, that came when the
MACD was below the centerline and pointing straight down. Momentum
was clearly on the side of the sellers and KONG quickly moved lower
again. This time, KONG has begun to rise with a strong positive
divergence in place. A move up to test resistance near $9.10 is what
we'd look for. This could also be a 50 day SMA test as the declining
50 day SMA currently resides at $9.49. To the downside, an intraday
move below $7.15 or a close beneath $7.35 should be respected.
Chart of the Day for March 19, 2010 - F
F is a $46.3 billion consumer goods company that designs, develops,
manufactures, and services cars and trucks worldwide. This has been
one of the best performing stocks over the past 4-5 months as it's
doubled from $7.00 to over $14.00. But perhaps the most bearish
candlestick during this period surfaced on Thursday as a dark cloud
cover candle printed on massive volume. F has been overbought for
the better part of 2-3 weeks so this reversing candle takes on more
significance. The MACD remains solid, so we'd only look for a
temporary pullback. A test of the 20 day EMA is what we'd look for
while any INTRADAY move above Thursday's high would be an indication
to cover a short position.