Is Moody's Setting up for a Break Out?

Published on Friday, 03 February 2012 07:32 Written by TradersHuddle Staff

New York, February 3rd (TradersHuddle.com) - Shares of Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO) closed the trading session at $37.46 placing the price action in a very tight range, given that calculated support is set at $36.64 and the calculated resistance based on an algorithm of peaks and troughs is set at $38.78

Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO) is a credit rating, research, and risk analysis firm. The Company provides credit ratings and related research, data and analytical tools, quantitative credit risk measures, risk scoring software, and credit portfolio management solutions and securities pricing software and valuation models.

Moody'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 Moody's price action, as any movement outside its predefined range of $36.64 and $38.78 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 $36.64 could spark above average selling. A tiered approach can be a good way to approach starting a position in Moody'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.