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Broadcom Ltd (NASDAQ: AVGO)

Broadcom Limited designs, develops, and supplies a range of analog and digital semiconductor connectivity solutions. Its product portfolio comprises broadband access and modems, enterprise and network processors, wireless infrastructure, wireless connectivity, Ethernet communication and switching, and set-top box and media processors. The company’s products are used in various applications, including data center networking, home connectivity, broadband access, telecommunications equipment, smartphones and base stations, data center servers and storage, factory automation, power generation and alternative energy systems, and displays.
Take a look at the 1-year chart of Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) below with added notations:
1-year chart of Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO)
Since testing $150 in the beginning of June, AVGO has been trading sideways, overall. During that time the stock has hit that same resistance at $150 (red) on multiple occasions. On Friday, AVGO tried to break out above that $150 level, but ultimately the stock closed back below it. A close above the $150 level should lead to another leg higher for stock.

The Tale of the Tape: AVGO has a 52-week resistance at $150. The possible long position on the stock would be on a breakout above that level with a stop placed under it.

Freeport-McMoRan Inc (NYSE: FCX)

Freeport-McMoRan Inc., a natural resource company, acquires, explores, and develops mineral assets, and oil and natural gas resources. The company explores for copper, gold, molybdenum, cobalt hydroxide, silver, and other metals, as well as oil and gas. It holds interests in various mines located in the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia; Morenci, Bagdad, Safford, Sierrita, Miami, Chino, Tyrone, Henderson, and Climax in North America; Cerro Verde and El Abra in South America; and the Tenke Fungurume minerals district in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa. The company’s oil and gas operations include oil production facilities in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico; oil production facilities onshore and offshore in California; onshore natural gas resources in the Haynesville shale in Louisiana; natural gas production from the Madden area in central Wyoming; and a position in the Inboard Lower Tertiary/Cretaceous natural gas trend onshore located in South Louisiana.
Take a look at the 1-year chart of Freeport (NYSE: FCX) below with the added notations:
1-year chart of Freeport (NYSE: FCX)
FCX has been trending lower for most of the past year, but over the most recent 6 months the $8 price level (blue) has become important to the stock. Not only was the $8 level a support back in August and November, but that level was also a resistance in February. Now that FCX has broken back above $8, that level should provide support for the current pullback.

The Tale of the Tape: FCX has a key level at $8. A trader could enter a long position on a pullback to $8 with a stop placed under the level. However, if traders are bearish on the stock, a short trade could be made instead on a break back below $8.

EQT Corporation (NYSE: EQT)

EQT Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated energy company in the United States. It operates through two segments, EQT Production and EQT Midstream. The EQT Production segment explores for, develops, and produces natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and crude oil primarily in the Appalachian Basin. As of December 31, 2015, it had 10.0 trillion cubic feet of proved natural gas, NGL, and crude oil reserves across approximately 3.4 million gross acres, including approximately 630,000 gross acres in the Marcellus play. The EQT Midstream segment provides natural gas gathering, transmission, and storage services for the company’s produced gas, as well as for independent third parties in the Appalachian Basin.
Take a look at the 1-year chart of EQT (NYSE: EQT) below with the added notations:
1-year chart of EQT (NYSE: EQT)
EQT has been trending lower since last May, but over the most recent 6 months the $63 price level (red) has become very important to the stock. Not only was the $63 level a key support multiple times back in the fall, but that level has also been resistance in both January and February of this year. If EQT can break above $63, that should open the door to higher prices.

The Tale of the Tape: EQT has a key level at $63. A trader could enter a long position on a break above $63 with a stop placed under the level. However, if traders are bearish on the stock, a short trade could be made instead on a rally up to the $63 level.