In this edition of charting stocks for dummies, we are going to look at a downward channel breakout. Note: This pattern involves similar setups for both positive and negative slopes.
The last edition of CSFD looked at a similar pattern; however, the slope of the channel was not as steep. Generally, the steeper the channel the more volatile a breakout can be.
Before
The initial call was fairly simple. Netflix (NFLX) had already broken out, now we just needed to ride the wave. The $110 price target was created by the top of the downward channel. See my original analysis of this Netflix play.
After
Over the next 2 days, Netflix soared higher – at one point hitting $119. Now our $100 price target has been met and can act as support now.
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