When the Price of Scientific Games SGMS Talks, People Listen

January 18, 2022, 19:30 pm ET, BY Bill- Contributor| 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 Scientific Games (NASDAQ: SGMS) 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 SGMS 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 SGMS

• 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 SGMS under 68.61, target n/a, stop loss @ 68.81 Details

The technical summary data is suggesting a short of SGMS as it gets near 68.61, 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 68.81. 68.61 is the first level of resistance above 60.91, and by rule, any test of resistance is a short signal. In this case, if resistance 68.61 is being tested, so a short signal would exist.

Swing Trading Plans for SGMS

• Buy SGMS slightly over 62.49, target 68.61, Stop Loss @ 62.31 Details

If 62.49 begins to break higher, the technical summary data tells us to buy SGMS just slightly over 62.49, with an upside target of 68.61. The data also tells us to set a stop loss @ 62.31 in case the stock turns against the trade. 62.49 is the first level of resistance above 60.91, and by rule, any break above resistance is a buy signal. In this case, 62.49, 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 SGMS near 62.49, target 59.05, Stop Loss @ 62.67. Details

The technical summary data is suggesting a short of SGMS if it tests 62.49 with a downside target of 59.05. We should have a stop loss in place at 62.67 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, 62.49, 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 SGMS

• Buy SGMS slightly over 62.28, target 62.49, Stop Loss @ 62.13 Details

If 62.28 begins to break higher, the technical summary data tells us to buy SGMS just slightly over 62.28, with an upside target of 62.49. The data also tells us to set a stop loss @ 62.13 in case the stock turns against the trade. 62.28 is the first level of resistance above 60.91, and by rule, any break above resistance is a buy signal. In this case, 62.28, 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 SGMS near 62.28, target 60.45, Stop Loss @ 62.43. Details

The technical summary data is suggesting a short of SGMS if it tests 62.28 with a downside target of 60.45. We should have a stop loss in place at 62.43 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, 62.28, 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.

SGMS Ratings for January 18:

Term →	Near	Mid	Long
Rating	Strong	Neutral	Strong
P1	0	0	68.61
P2	60.45	59.05	81.14
P3	62.28	62.49	93.91

Support and Resistance Plot Chart for SGMS

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