Trade Alert - Macy's High Volume

Published on Tuesday, 26 June 2012 11:38 Written by TradersHuddle Wire

New York, June 26th (TradersHuddle.com) - Unusual high volume detected on shares of Macy's, Inc. (NYSE:M) early in the trading session. The pace in volume of Macy's points to a break above average, with buyers stepping in, as the stock is 0.12% higher.

Macy's, Inc. (NYSE:M) operates department stores in the United States. The New York, NY based company also operates direct mail catalog and electronic commerce subsidiaries. Macy's retail stores sell a wide range of merchandise, including men's, women's and children's apparel and accessories, cosmetics, home furnishings and other consumer goods.

Macy's has already traded 0.98 times its 3-month average volume and has calculated support and resistance at $34.83 and $37.32 respectively. Traders like to use volume as their lie detector for price action movement through predefined trading ranges.

The overall market index S&P 500 is trading lower by -0.04% from its previous trading close, which means that Macy's stock is outperforming the overall market.