Northeast Utilities System (NYSE: NU)

Northeast Utilities provides energy delivery services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers in Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. The company engages in the purchase, delivery, and sale of electricity; and owns and operates approximately 1,200 megawatts of primarily fossil fueled electricity generation assets. It also operates a natural gas distribution system in Connecticut serving commercial and industrial customers, as well as retail customers for heating, hot water, and cooking needs. In addition, the company offers gas transportation services to commercial and industrial customers, as well as provides electric transmission services. It serves approximately 3.5 million electric and natural gas customers through 6 regulated utilities. To review Northeast’s stock, please take a look at the 1-year chart of NU (Northeast Utilities) below with my added notations:

 

NU has created a simple chart pattern known as a symmetrical triangle. Combining a down trending resistance (red) with an up trending support (green) forms the triangle pattern. As the support and resistance converge on each other the pattern is created. Since there is no true way to know which way the stock will break, most traders will wait for the breakout or breakdown before entering a trade.