I don’t know if all of or any of my readers are familiar with the Fibonacci numbers and how they relate to trading but they are ever present in the game. They are nearly as prevalent as Pivot Points. The theory is when a stock takes a significant drop or a significant rise it retraces about 50% of the action before it resumes the original course either down or up. These numbers are how the pro’s determine support and resistance over a period of time.
Here is SBUX. Point “a” is its recent top, point “b” is its recent bottom and point “c” is the 50% retrace Fibonacci point between “a” and “b”. Although it didn't quite reach the full 50% retrace, which way do you think it goes next?
Of course just because nearly every trader and automated program in the world (and I mean "the world" watches these numbers doesn’t mean that SBUX has to go down. But that's a chance I'm not willing to take.
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I actually kind of liked the weekly chart until today. I'm giving it one last chance tomorrow and then it goes. I think the problem for me with SBUX is that it is not volatile at all compared to the stuff I usually buy. That being the case it's lulled me into complacency. Great analysis, Marlyn. I should have cashed out with my small profit about 10 days ago...
Thanks Marlyn, I appreciate it. Just sold all my Jan 08 SBUX calls, which were up 60%.
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