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When the Price of Home Depot HD Talks, People Listen

This is not EF Hutton, but it could be more #powerful.  A picture speaks a thousand words, they say, and the #priceaction of Home Depot (NYSE: HD) 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 HD 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 HD
  • 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 HD under 291.03, target n/a, stop loss @ 291.87 Details
  • The technical summary data is suggesting a short of HD as it gets near 291.03, 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 291.87. 291.03 is the first level of resistance above 279.08, and by rule, any test of resistance is a short signal. In this case, if resistance 291.03 is being tested, so a short signal would exist.

Swing Trading Plans for HD
  • Buy HD slightly over 279.78, target 291.03, Stop Loss @ 278.97 Details
  • If 279.78 begins to break higher, the technical summary data tells us to buy HD just slightly over 279.78, with an upside target of 291.03. The data also tells us to set a stop loss @ 278.97 in case the stock turns against the trade. 279.78 is the first level of resistance above 279.08, and by rule, any break above resistance is a buy signal. In this case, 279.78, 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 HD near 279.78, target 268.11, Stop Loss @ 280.59. Details
  • The technical summary data is suggesting a short of HD if it tests 279.78 with a downside target of 268.11. We should have a stop loss in place at 280.59 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, 279.78, 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 HD
  • Buy HD slightly over 279.78, target 291.03, Stop Loss @ 279.13 Details
  • If 279.78 begins to break higher, the technical summary data tells us to buy HD just slightly over 279.78, with an upside target of 291.03. The data also tells us to set a stop loss @ 279.13 in case the stock turns against the trade. 279.78 is the first level of resistance above 279.08, and by rule, any break above resistance is a buy signal. In this case, 279.78, 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 HD near 279.78, target 275.79, Stop Loss @ 280.43. Details
  • The technical summary data is suggesting a short of HD if it tests 279.78 with a downside target of 275.79. We should have a stop loss in place at 280.43 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, 279.78, 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.

HD Ratings for July 02:

Term →Near Mid Long
Rating Weak Neutral Neutral
P1 0 0 291.03
P2 268.20 268.11 337.09
P3 275.79 279.78 383.68
Triggers may have already come
Support and Resistance Plot Chart for HD

HD Long Term Analysis for July 2 2022

Blue = Current Price
Red= Resistance
Green = Support

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