The Zeeland, Michigan-based American company that produces office furniture, equipment and home furnishings like the Equa chair, Aeron chair, Noguchi table, Marshmallow sofa, and the Eames Lounge Chair, Herman Miller, Inc. (NASDAQ: MLHR) seems to be gearing up for a surge as per its latest charts.
Bullish Indications
#1 Ascending triangle pattern Breakout: The daily chart of MLHR shows that the stock has 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. The breakout level of the ascending triangle pattern generally acts as a good support level.
Daily Chart – MLHR
#2 Trading Above MAs: The stock is currently trading above both its 50-day and 200-day SMA, which implies that the bulls are currently in control.
[hana-code-insert name=’adsense-article’ /]#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 Stoch: The %K line is above the %D line of the stochastic, indicating possible bullishness.
#5 Bullish ADX: The ADX line is starting to move up from below –DI and +DI lines while the +DI line is currently above –DI line.
This indicates possible bullishness.
#6 Double Bottom Breakout: The weekly chart shows that the stock has recently broken out from a double bottom pattern. This is marked in orange color in the chart. A double bottom is a bullish pattern and a breakout from it indicates that the stock may move higher in the near-term.
Weekly Chart – MLHR
#7 Bullish Aroon: The value of Aroon Up (orange line) is above 70 while Aroon Down (blue line) is below 30 in the weekly chart. This indicates possible bullishness.
#8 MACD Above Signal Line: In the weekly chart as well, the MACD line (light blue color) is currently above the MACD signal line (orange color). This is also a possible bullish sign.
#9 Bullish Stoch: The %K line is above the %D line of the stochastic, indicating possible bullishness.
Recommended Trade (based on the charts)
Buy Levels: If you want to get in on this trade, the ideal buy level of MLHR is if the stock corrects back to the breakout level of the ascending triangle pattern. This translates to a price of around $39.50. For immediate entry, you can purchase half the intended quantity of the shares at the current price of $44.09.
TP: Our target prices are $50 and $60 in the next 3 to 5 months.
SL: To limit risk, place a stop loss around $36.90. Note that this stop loss is on a closing basis.
Our target potential upside is 27% to 52% in the next 3-5 months.
- Entry at $39.50: For a risk of $2.60, the target rewards are $10.50 and $20.50. This is a nearly 1:4 and 1:8 risk-reward trade.
- Entry at $44.09: For a risk of $8.00, the target reward (TP#2) is $15.10. This is a nearly 1:2 risk-reward trade.
In other words, this trade offers nearly 2x to 8x more potential upside than downside.
Risks to Consider
The stock may reverse its overall trend if it breaks down with high volume from the ascending triangle 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 its sector.
Happy Trading!
Tara
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