Trading (BCPC) With Integrated Risk Controls

January 24, 2025, 07:38 am ET, BY Robert S.- Contributor| Editor: Thomas H. Kee Jr. (Follow on LinkedIn)

Longer Term Trading Plans for BCPC

• NONE. Details

There is no current Support Plan to trigger a buy of this stock at this time. This usually means that there are no clear support levels at this time, so buying the stock as it falls could be considered catching a falling knife. Buy signals only exist if resistance breaks higher.
This often is a signal that the stock you are watching is weak. Waiting for a turn higher may be more intelligent than trying to catch a falling knife. In any case, new support levels are usually revised to the database at the beginning of the next trading session.

• Short BCPC slightly under 163.44, target n/a, stop loss @ 163.91 Details

The technical summary data is suggesting a short of BCPC as it gets near 163.44, but the downside target is not available from the current data. This tells us to hold that position if it is triggered until a new downside target has been established (updates occur at the beginning of every trading session) or until the position has been stopped. The summary data tells us to have a stop loss in place at 163.91. 163.44 is the first level of resistance above 145, and by rule, any test of resistance is a short signal. In this case, if resistance 163.44 is being tested, so a short signal would exist.

Swing Trading Plans for BCPC

• Buy BCPC slightly over 160.81, target 163.44, Stop Loss @ 160.35 Details

If 160.81 begins to break higher, the technical summary data tells us to buy BCPC just slightly over 160.81, with an upside target of 163.44. The data also tells us to set a stop loss @ 160.35 in case the stock turns against the trade. 160.81 is the first level of resistance above 145, and by rule, any break above resistance is a buy signal. In this case, 160.81, initial resistance, would be breaking higher, so a buy signal would exist. Because this plan is based on a break of resistance, it is referred to as a Long Resistance Plan.

• Short BCPC slightly near 160.81, target n/a, Stop Loss @ 161.27. Details

The technical summary data is suggesting a short of BCPC if it tests 160.81 with a downside target of n/a. We should have a stop loss in place at 161.27 though in case the stock begins to move against the trade. By rule, any test of resistance is a short signal. In this case, if resistance, 160.81, is being tested a short signal would exist. Because this plan is a short plan based on a test of resistance it is referred to as a Short Resistance Plan.

Day Trading Plans for BCPC

• Buy BCPC slightly over 160.81, target 161.41, Stop Loss @ 160.43 Details

If 160.81 begins to break higher, the technical summary data tells us to buy BCPC just slightly over 160.81, with an upside target of 161.41. The data also tells us to set a stop loss @ 160.43 in case the stock turns against the trade. 160.81 is the first level of resistance above 145, and by rule, any break above resistance is a buy signal. In this case, 160.81, initial resistance, would be breaking higher, so a buy signal would exist. Because this plan is based on a break of resistance, it is referred to as a Long Resistance Plan.

• Short BCPC slightly near 160.81, target n/a, Stop Loss @ 161.19. Details

The technical summary data is suggesting a short of BCPC if it tests 160.81 with a downside target of n/a. We should have a stop loss in place at 161.19 though in case the stock begins to move against the trade. By rule, any test of resistance is a short signal. In this case, if resistance, 160.81, is being tested a short signal would exist. Because this plan is a short plan based on a test of resistance it is referred to as a Short Resistance Plan.

Check the time stamp on this data. Updated AI-Generated Signals for Balchem Corporation (BCPC) available here: BCPC.

BCPC Ratings for January 24:

Term →	Near	Mid	Long
Rating	Strong	Neutral	Strong
P1	0	0	163.44
P2	161.41	160.81	175.36
P3	162.96	164.59	187.9

AI Generated Signals for BCPC

Real Time Updates for Repeat Institutional Readers:

• Factset: Request User/Pass
• Bloomberg, Reuters, Refinitiv, Zacks, or IB users: Access Here.

Instructions:

• Click the Get Real Time Updates button below.

• In the login prompt, select forgot username

• Type the email you use for Factset

• Use the user/pass you receive to login

• You will have 24/7 access to real time updates.

From then on you can just click to get the real time update whenever you want.

GET REAL TIME UPDATES

Market Crash Leading Indicator

Our Market Crash Leading Indicator isEvitar Corte.

• Evitar Corte warned of market crash risk four times since 2000.

• It identified the Internet Debacle before it happened.

• It identified the Credit Crisis before it happened.

• It identified the Corona Crash too.

• See what Evitar Corte is Saying Now.

Get Notified When our Ratings Change:Take a Trial

Price matters most to #makingmoney in the #stockmarket. Celebrating 20 years, Stock Traders Daily provides the tools that help you develop investment strategies, and this is a good example. When we couple this with our market based analysis, the probabilities of going with the flow increases, and that is material over time. The Balchem Corporation (NASDAQ: BCPC) report below can help you, but we have more details too. The trading plans for BCPC, and the other 1000+ stocks we follow, are updated in real time for subscribers, but this report is static. If you want an update, or a different report, please get one here Unlimited Real Time Reports.