When the Price of Alaska Air Group ALK Talks, People Listen

June 23, 2022, 19:45 pm ET, BY Momei- Contributor, Stock Traders Daily| Editor: Thomas H. Kee Jr. (Follow on LinkedIn)

This is not EF Hutton, but it could be more #powerful.  A picture speaks a thousand words, they say, and the #priceaction of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK) tells an important story.  The movement tells us where investors perceive value, or the lack of it, and if we pay attention we can capture opportunity.  The data below for ALK can be used as an example, and demonstrate how to do this for other stocks too.  This data was current at the time of publication, but it is not updated in real time here. If you want real time updates, or data on a different stock, please get one here Unlimited Real Time Reports. 

Longer Term Trading Plans for ALK

• 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 ALK under 44.24, target n/a, stop loss @ 44.37 Details

The technical summary data is suggesting a short of ALK as it gets near 44.24, 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 44.37. 44.24 is the first level of resistance above 39.94, and by rule, any test of resistance is a short signal. In this case, if resistance 44.24 is being tested, so a short signal would exist.

Swing Trading Plans for ALK

• Buy ALK slightly over 44.24, target 49.85, Stop Loss @ 44.11 Details

If 44.24 begins to break higher, the technical summary data tells us to buy ALK just slightly over 44.24, with an upside target of 49.85. The data also tells us to set a stop loss @ 44.11 in case the stock turns against the trade. 44.24 is the first level of resistance above 39.94, and by rule, any break above resistance is a buy signal. In this case, 44.24, 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 ALK near 44.24, target 39.16, Stop Loss @ 44.37. Details

The technical summary data is suggesting a short of ALK if it tests 44.24 with a downside target of 39.16. We should have a stop loss in place at 44.37 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, 44.24, 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 ALK

• Buy ALK slightly over 41.11, target 44.24, Stop Loss @ 41.01 Details

If 41.11 begins to break higher, the technical summary data tells us to buy ALK just slightly over 41.11, with an upside target of 44.24. The data also tells us to set a stop loss @ 41.01 in case the stock turns against the trade. 41.11 is the first level of resistance above 39.94, and by rule, any break above resistance is a buy signal. In this case, 41.11, 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 ALK near 41.11, target 39.18, Stop Loss @ 41.21. Details

The technical summary data is suggesting a short of ALK if it tests 41.11 with a downside target of 39.18. We should have a stop loss in place at 41.21 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, 41.11, 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.

ALK Ratings for June 23:

Term →	Near	Mid	Long
Rating	Weak	Neutral	Weak
P1	0	0	44.24
P2	39.18	35.61	49.85
P3	41.11	39.16	55.46

Support and Resistance Plot Chart for ALK

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