The North American consumer and commercial services company that provides pest control services and protection against termite damage, rodents, and insects, Rollins, Inc. (NYSE: ROL) seem to be poised for a price surge as per its latest charts.
Bullish Indications
#1 Downtrend Channel Breakout: As you can see from the daily chart, the stock has been trading within a downtrend channel during the past few months. This is marked in the daily chart in purple color. Currently, the stock has broken out of the downtrend channel. Once the stock breaks out from a downtrend channel, it has the potential to move further up.
Daily Chart – ROL
#2 Price above MA: The price is currently above the short-term moving average of 50-day SMA. This is a possible bullish sign.
#3 Bullish Stoch: The %K line is above the %D line of the stochastic, indicating possible bullishness.
[hana-code-insert name=’adsense-article’ /]#4 Symmetrical Triangle Pattern Breakout: The daily chart shows that the stock has been forming a symmetrical triangle pattern.
This pattern is shown as pink dotted lines.
A symmetrical triangle pattern represents a period of consolidation before the price breaks out.
This is typically formed when there is indecision in the price movements and uncertainty among the buyers and sellers.
Once a breakout from the upper line occurs, it usually signifies the start of a new bullish trend. Currently, the stock has broken out of the symmetrical triangle pattern, indicating possible bullishness.
#5 Strong RSI: The RSI is currently above 50 in the daily chart, indicating the strength of the current upmove.
#6 Resistance turned support level: The weekly chart shows that the stock is currently moving up after taking support near a resistance-turned-support level, which is marked as an orange dotted line in the chart. This seems like a good area for the stock to surge higher.
Weekly Chart – ROL
#7 MACD above Signal Line: The weekly chart of ROL shows that the MACD (light blue color) is currently above the MACD signal line (orange color). This typically indicates a bullish setup.
Recommended Trade (based on the charts)
Buy Levels: If you want to get in on this trade, you can purchase the shares of ROL above the resistance level of $34.60.
TP: Our target prices are $40 and $50 in the next 4-6 months.
SL: To limit risk, place stop-loss at $31.10. Note that the stop-loss is on a closing basis.
Our target potential upside is 16% to 45% in the next 4 to 6 months.
For a risk of $3.50, our target rewards are $5.40 and $15.40. This is a nearly 1:2 and 1:4 risk-reward trade.
In other words, this trade offers nearly 2x to 4x more potential upside than downside.
Risks to Consider
The stock may reverse its overall trend if it breaks down from the downtrend channel breakout level with a high volume. 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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