Bulls taking Control - Safeway?

Published on Thursday, 19 January 2012 04:45 Written by TradersHuddle Staff

New York, January 19th (TradersHuddle.com) - Shares of Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) ended the trading session higher by $0.43 or 2.04% from its previous close. Safeway's price action formed what is considered to be a bullish engulfing candle that could very well signal continuation of trend or reversal on ongoing weakness.

Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) operates a grocery and pharmacy chain in the U.S. and Canada. The Company also has a network of distribution, manufacturing, and food processing facilities. Its retail operations are located in California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Colorado, Arizona, Texas, the Chicago metropolitan area and the Mid-Atlantic region, British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba/Saskatchewan.

Safeway's recent stock range has been formed by a trough where calculated support was defined at $20.44 and by a peak that established the resistance level at $21.37, which could be used by traders planning their trades.

Traders wanting to establish a position in Safeway or traders that are already holding the stock can use the bullish engulfing pattern to their advantage. The pattern provides a defined risk as it shows where the bears were able to push the stock down, before the bulls stepped in.

The bullish engulfing pattern is a leading indicator that provides an alert to the bulls that the trend will continue or that there is an immediate reversal to the short term weakness seen on the stock. Below an Engulfing Bullish Candle Illustration: