Apache Corporation (NYSE: APA)

Apache Corporation, an independent energy company, explores, develops, and produces natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids. It operates onshore and offshore assets primarily in the Permian Basin, the Anadarko basin in western Oklahoma, and the Texas Panhandle, Gulf Coast areas of the United States, as well as in Western Canada. The company also operates assets in Egypt, Australia, and offshore the United Kingdom in the North Sea. As of December 31, 2014, it had total estimated proved reserves of 1,074 million barrels of crude oil, 282 million barrels of natural gas liquids, and 6.2 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
Take a look at the 1-year chart of Apache (NYSE: APA) with the added notations:

APA declined persistently back in the fall. Once the stock bottomed in December, APA ended up finding support at $57.50 (green). Now that the stock looks like it may be falling down to that support level again, traders should be able to expect some sort of bounce. However, if the $57.50 support were to break, lower prices should follow.

The Tale of the Tape: APA has a key level of support at $57.50. A trader could enter a long position at $57.50 with a stop placed under the level. If the stock were to break below the support a short position could be entered instead.
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US Weekly Economic Calendar

time (et)	report	period	ACTUAL	CONSENSUS forecast	previous
MONDAY, JUNE 15
8:30 am	Empire state index	June		5.7	3.1
9:15 am	Industrial production	May		0.2%	-0.3%
9:15 am	Capacity utilization	May		78.3%	78.2%
10 am	NAHB home builders' index	June		55	54
TUESDAY,  JUNE 16
8:30 am	Housing starts	May		1.10 mln	1.135 mln
8:30 am	Building permits	May		--	1.14 mln
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17
2 pm	FOMC announcement
2:30 pm	Janet Yellen press conference
THURSDAY, JUNE 18
8:30 am	Weekly jobless claims	June 13		N/A	N/A
8:30 am	Consumer price index	May		0.5%	0.1%
8:30 am	Core CPI	May		0.2%	0.3%
8:30 am	Current account deficit	1Q		--	-$114 bln
10 am	Philly Fed	June		8.0	6.7
10 am	Leading indicators	May		--	0.7%
FRIDAY, JUNE 19
	None scheduled

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