Denbury Inc. (NYSE: DEN) seems to be poised for a price surge as per its latest charts. The company is an independent energy company that focuses on producing oil from mature oil fields in the Gulf Coast and Rocky Mountain regions.
The stock was also a part of our recent watchlist for breakout stocks.
Bullish Indications
#1 Ascending Triangle Pattern Breakout: The daily chart shows that the stock has currently broken out of an Ascending Triangle pattern. An Ascending Triangle pattern is a bullish pattern. This is marked on the daily chart in purple color lines. A breakout from this pattern typically indicates bullishness. The base of the triangle generally acts as a good support level after the breakout.
DEN – Daily Chart
#2 Price above MAs: The price is currently above the short-term moving average of 50-day SMA as well as the longer-term moving average of 200-day SMA, indicating that the bulls are still in control. This is a positive indication.
#3 MACD Above Signal Line: In the daily chart, the MACD line (light blue color) is currently above the MACD signal line (orange color) which is typically considered bullish.
#4 Bullish ADX: The ADX indicator shows that the +DI line is currently above the –DI line and the ADX line has started to move up from below the –DI and +DI lines. This indicates possible bullishness.
#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 Breakout from Consolidation area: The weekly chart shows that the stock was consolidating within a price range for the past few weeks. This area is marked as a pink color rectangle. The stock has now broken out from this consolidation area and is currently trading above it. The breakout level of this consolidation area typically acts as a good support level. The stock is also trading above its 50-week SMA, which indicates that the bulls are tightening control.
DEN – Weekly Chart
#7 Bullish MACD: The MACD line is above the MACD signal line in the weekly chart as well, indicating bullishness.
Recommended Trade (based on the charts)
Buy Levels: If you want to get in on this trade, you can purchase the shares of UNP above the price of around $99.80.
TP: Our target prices are $108 and $114 in the next 3-6 months.
SL: To limit risk, place stop-loss at $95.00. Note that the stop-loss is on a closing basis.
Our target potential upside is 8% to 14% in the next 3 to 6 months.
For a risk of $4.80, our target rewards are $8.20 and $14.20. This is a nearly 1:2 and 1:3 risk-reward trade.
In other words, this trade offers nearly 2x to 3x more potential upside than downside.
Risks to Consider
The stock may reverse its overall trend if it breaks down from the ascending triangle pattern 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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