Monday, March 21, 2016

US Weekly Economic Calendar

time (et) report period ACTUAL forecast previous
MONDAY, MARCH 21
8:30 am Chicago Fed national activity Feb.   -- 0.28
10 am Existing home sales Feb.   5.30 mln 5.47 mln
TUESDAY,  MARCH 22
  None scheduled        
WEDNESDAY, march 23
10 am New home sales Feb.   523,000 494,000
THURSDAY, march 24
8:30 am Weekly jobless claims 3/19
N/A N/A
8:30 am Durable goods orders Feb.   -2.7% 4.9%
8:30 am Core capital equipment orders Feb.   -0.5% 3.9%
9:45 am Markit PMI flash March   -- 51.3
FRIDAY, march 25
8:30 am Gross domestic product Q4   0.8% 1.0% (Q4)

Friday, March 18, 2016

VHC: VirnetX Holding, Will Breakout of Descending Wedge Mean a New Bull?


LFC: China Life Insurance, $12 Resistance Breakout Projects Higher Price


TOUR: Tuniu, Breakout Through First Resistance on Good Volume, Wants to Move Higher


CF: CF Industries Holdings, Breakout form Bull Flag on Volume Projects to $44


HSC: Harsco, Ascending Triangle Breakout on Volume, Confirmed by Indicators, $7.25 Resistance


UIS: Unisys, Rally Off the Bottom?



Another under-$10 stock that's starting to rebound within range of triggering a major breakout trade is Unisys (UIS) , which provides information technology services worldwide. This stock has been smashed lower by the bears over the last six months, with shares down large by 46%.

If you take a look at the chart for Unisys, you'll notice that this stock recently gapped-down sharply lower from around $12 a share to under $8 a share with heavy downside volume flows. Following that move, shares of Unisys went on to print a new 52-week low of $7.10 a share. This stock has now started to rebound notably higher off that $7.10 low on Wednesday with strong upside volume flows. Volume for that trading session registered over 2.10 million shares, which is well above its three-month average action of 924,658 shares. This high-volume rip to the upside is now quickly pushing shares of Unisys within range of triggering a major breakout trade.

Market players should now look for long-biased trades in Unisys if it manages to break out above Wednesday's intraday high of $7.61 a share and then above more key near-term overhead resistance at $7.75 a share with high volume. Look for a sustained move or close above those levels with volume that hits near or above its three-month average action of 924,658 shares. If that breakout hits soon, then this stock will set up to re-test or possibly take out its next major overhead resistance levels at $8 to $8.15, or even $8.70 to around $9.25 a share.

Traders can look to buy this stock off weakness to anticipate that breakout and simply use a stop that sits right around its new 52-week low of $7.10 a share. One can also buy shares of Unisys off strength once it starts to clear those breakout levels with volume and then simply use a stop that sits a comfortable percentage from your entry point.