Playing the Momentum Building in AmerisourceBergen

Published on Wednesday, 03 March 2010 18:20 Written by TradersHuddle Staff

New York, March 3rd (TradersHuddle.com) - Shares of AmerisourceBergen Corporation (NYSE:ABC) closed the trading session at $28.00 placing the price action in a very tight range, given that calculated support is set at $26.65 and the calculated resistance based on an algorithm of peaks and troughs is set at $28.24

AmerisourceBergen Corporation (NYSE:ABC) is a pharmaceutical services company. The Company distributes pharmaceutical products and services. AmerisourceBergen distributes an offering of brand name and generic pharmaceuticals, over-the-counter healthcare products, and home healthcare supplies and equipment. AmerisourceBergen also provides pharmacy management, staffing and other consulting services.

AmerisourceBergen's stock price action indicates that both sellers and buyers are materializing very close to each other, which is indicative to a momentum building area, as the stock can resolve by breaking out of the tight range that developed.

Traders wanting to establish a position should place close attention to AmerisourceBergen's price action, as any movement outside its predefined range of $26.65 and $28.24 could grab the attention of momentum buyers, looking for a big movement in the price of the stock. Traders need to be aware that tight range resolution works both ways, hence, a move below support at $26.65 could spark above average selling. A tiered approach can be a good way to approach starting a position in AmerisourceBergen's, by establishing a starter position while the stock is in the tight range, and then adding to the position as it breaks and closes above resistance.