Trade This Stock as it Surges Higher in the Short-Term

The company that provides third-party authentication and grading services to collectors, retail buyers and sellers of collectibles, Collectors Universe, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLCT) shows signs of an upcoming price surge according to its latest charts.

Bullish Indications

#1 IH&S Breakout in Daily chart: As you can see from the daily chart of CLCT below, the stock has currently broken out of an Inverted Head and Shoulders (IH&S) pattern with high volume. This IH&S pattern is marked in the chart in orange color. An IH&S pattern is a strong bullish pattern and the breakout from it indicates that the stock may move higher in the short term.

Daily Chart – CLCT

#2 Trading Above MAs: The stock is currently trading above its 50-day as well as 200-day moving averages, indicating a bullish bias for the stock. The latest candle is also a green Marubozu candle, which is a strong bullish candle.

[hana-code-insert name=’adsense-article’ /]#3 MACD above Signal Line: The daily chart shows that the MACD (light blue color) is currently above the MACD signal line (orange color).

When this happens, a potential buy signal is generated.

#4 Bullish ADX and DI: The ADX indicator shows bullishness as (+DI) is greater than (-DI) and ADX line, and the ADX line is rising from below both (+DI) and (-DI).

This points to a possible upmove in the near-term.

#5 Bullish Stochastic: As you can see from the daily chart, the %K line (blue color) is currently above the %D line (orange color), indicating a possible bullish bias.

#6 Breakout from Consolidation Area: As you can see from the weekly chart, the stock was consolidating after a downtrend. Currently, it has broken out from this consolidation area and is moving up. This is a possible bullish sign.

Weekly Chart – CLCT

#7 Bullish MACD: The weekly chart also shows that the MACD (light blue color) is currently above the MACD signal line (orange color), indicating possible bullishness.

Recommended Trade (based on the charts)

Buy Price: If you want to get in on this trade, you can purchase the shares of CLCT at the current price of $19.35.

TP: Our first target price is $25 and the second target price is $30 in the next 3-6 months based on the IH&S pattern breakout.

SL: To limit risk, place a stop loss below $17.30. Note that this stop loss is on a closing basis.

Our target potential upside is almost 30% to 55% in the next 3-6 months. For a risk of $2.05, our first target reward is $5.65 and second target reward is $10.65. This is a 1:3 and 1:5 risk-reward trade.

In other words, this trade offers nearly 3x to 5x more potential upside than downside.

Risks to Consider
The stock may reverse its overall trend if it breaks down with high volume from the Inverted Head and Shoulders pattern breakout level. The sell-off of the stock could also be triggered in case of any negative news, overall weakness in the market, or any regulatory changes in the sector.

Happy Trading!

Tara

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