When the Price of (AMAT) Talks, People Listen

October 18, 2024, 20:10 pm ET, BY Patrick- Contributor, Stock Traders Daily| Editor: Thomas H. Kee Jr. (Follow on LinkedIn)

Longer Term Trading Plans for AMAT

• 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 AMAT slightly under 193.55, target n/a, stop loss @ 194.11 Details

The technical summary data is suggesting a short of AMAT as it gets near 193.55, 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 194.11. 193.55 is the first level of resistance above 186.36, and by rule, any test of resistance is a short signal. In this case, if resistance 193.55 is being tested, so a short signal would exist.

Swing Trading Plans for AMAT

• Buy AMAT slightly over 187.12, target 193.55, Stop Loss @ 186.58 Details

If 187.12 begins to break higher, the technical summary data tells us to buy AMAT just slightly over 187.12, with an upside target of 193.55. The data also tells us to set a stop loss @ 186.58 in case the stock turns against the trade. 187.12 is the first level of resistance above 186.36, and by rule, any break above resistance is a buy signal. In this case, 187.12, 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 AMAT slightly near 187.12, target n/a, Stop Loss @ 187.66. Details

The technical summary data is suggesting a short of AMAT if it tests 187.12 with a downside target of n/a. We should have a stop loss in place at 187.66 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, 187.12, 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 AMAT

• Buy AMAT slightly over 187.12, target 188.16, Stop Loss @ 186.68 Details

If 187.12 begins to break higher, the technical summary data tells us to buy AMAT just slightly over 187.12, with an upside target of 188.16. The data also tells us to set a stop loss @ 186.68 in case the stock turns against the trade. 187.12 is the first level of resistance above 186.36, and by rule, any break above resistance is a buy signal. In this case, 187.12, 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 AMAT slightly near 187.12, target 175.48, Stop Loss @ 187.56. Details

The technical summary data is suggesting a short of AMAT if it tests 187.12 with a downside target of 175.48. We should have a stop loss in place at 187.56 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, 187.12, 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 Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) available here: AMAT.

AMAT Ratings for October 18:

Term →	Near	Mid	Long
Rating	Weak	Weak	Strong
P1	0	0	193.55
P2	175.48	187.12	223.8
P3	188.16	202.61	254.62

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