Trading Idea - Momentum Building in NetApp

Published on Wednesday, 01 February 2012 07:40 Written by Christian Paolinetti

New York, February 1st (TradersHuddle.com) - Shares of NetApp, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTAP) closed the trading session at $37.74 placing the price action in a very tight range, given that calculated support is set at $36.20 and the calculated resistance based on an algorithm of peaks and troughs is set at $38.30

NetApp, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTAP) provides storage and data management solutions. The storage solutions include specialized hardware, software, and services that provide storage management for open network environments.

NetApp'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 NetApp's price action, as any movement outside its predefined range of $36.20 and $38.30 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 $36.20 could spark above average selling. A tiered approach can be a good way to approach starting a position in NetApp'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.