New York, March 12th (TradersHuddle.com) - Shares of AnnTaylor Stores Corporation (NYSE:ANN) closed the trading session at $19.29 just above calculated resistance at $18.38 moving to what appears to be a new range, as this move will clearly raise the attention of momentum buyers.

AnnTaylor Stores Corporation (NYSE:ANN), through its wholly owned subsidiary, retails women's apparel, shoes, and accessories primarily under the Ann Taylor brand name.

AnnTaylor's stock was trading in a well defined range with support at $15.06 and resistance at $18.38, given that this range was broken traders will be closely monitoring the stock?s price action for clues of direction.

From a technical perspective it can be expected that previous resistance becomes support, as the new range gets defined, however, given that AnnTaylor's stock is still near the broken resistance level, traders will be focusing on $18.38 to see if the stock holds the breakout without rolling over.