Is Rowan Companies Breaking Out?

Published on Tuesday, 31 July 2012 09:08 Written by TradersHuddle Wire

New York, July 31st (TradersHuddle.com) - Shares of Rowan Companies, Inc. (NYSE:RDC) closed the session at $36.34 just above calculated resistance at $35.44. The stock moved to what appears to be a higher range, spurring attention from momentum buyers.

Rowan Companies, Inc. (NYSE:RDC) provides contract drilling services. The Company also owns and operates a manufacturing division that produces equipment for the drilling, mining and timber industries.

The stock was trading in a well defined range with support at $33.28 and resistance at $35.44. Given that this range was broken, traders will be closely monitoring Rowan's price action to gather clues on the future direction.

From a technical perspective, it can be expected that previous resistance becomes support, as the new range gets defined. However, given that Rowan Companies is still near the broken resistance level, traders will be focusing on the $35.44 level to see if the stock holds the breakout without rolling over.

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