The manufacturer of medical implant devices, including the AbioCor artificial heart and Impella, ABIOMED, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABMD) seems to be getting ready for a price bump in the short-term as per the latest charts.
Bullish Move – Chart Indications
#1 Downtrend Channel Breakout: As you can see from the daily chart, the stock has been forming a downtrend channel during the past several months. This is marked in pink color. The stock had typically taken support at the bottom of the channel before bouncing back. The stock has currently broken out of the downtrend channel, indicating possible bullishness.
Daily Chart – ABMD
#2 Price above MAs: The stock is currently above the 50-day as well as 200-day SMA, indicating that the bulls currently have an upper hand.
#3 MACD above Signal Line: In the daily chart, the MACD (light blue color) is currently above the MACD signal line (orange color).
This indicates a possible bullish setup.
#4 Bullish ADX and DI: The ADX indicator shows bullishness because (+DI) line, as well as the ADX line, are currently above the (-DI) line.
The ADX line has also moved up from below the (+DI) and (-DI) lines.
#5 Bullish Aroon: The value of Aroon Up (orange line) is above 70 while Aroon Down (blue line) is below 30 in the daily chart. This indicates possible bullishness.
#6 Above Support Area: The weekly chart shows that the stock is currently trading above a support area, which is marked as a green color dotted line. This seems like a good area for the stock to bounce higher.
Weekly Chart – ABMD
#7 Bullish Stoch: The %K line is above the %D line of the stochastic in the weekly chart, indicating possible bullishness.
#8 Bullish MACD: In the weekly chart as well, the MACD line is currently above the MACD signal line, which is a possible bullish indication.
#9 Bullish RSI: In the weekly chart, RSI is moving up from oversold levels and is currently above 50. This is also a possible bullish sign.
Recommended Trade (based on the charts)
Buy Levels: If you want to get in on this trade, the ideal buy level for ABMD is in two scenarios – if the stock trades above $198, or if the stock corrects to around $180.
TP: Our target prices are $215 and $230 in the next 3 to 6 months.
SL: To limit risk, place a stop loss at $165 (for entry near $180) and $187 (for entry near $198). Note that the stop loss is on a closing basis.
Our target potential upside is 9% to 28% in the next 3-6 months.
- Entry near $180: For a risk of $15.00, our first target reward is $35.00 and the second target reward is $50.00. This is a nearly 1:2 and 1:3 risk-reward trade.
- Entry near $198: For a risk of $11.00, our first target reward is $17.00 and the second target reward is $32.00. This is a nearly 1:2 and 1:3 risk-reward trade.
In other words, this trade offers 2x to 3x more potential upside than downside.
Risks to Consider
The stock may reverse its overall trend if it breaks down from the channel breakout level with 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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