When the Price of Heritage Insurance Holdings In HRTG Talks, People Listen

June 26, 2022, 23:15 pm ET, BY David D.- 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 Heritage Insurance Holdings In (NASDAQ: HRTG) 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 HRTG 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 HRTG

• 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 HRTG under 3.64, target n/a, stop loss @ 3.65 Details

The technical summary data is suggesting a short of HRTG as it gets near 3.64, 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 3.65. 3.64 is the first level of resistance above 3.01, and by rule, any test of resistance is a short signal. In this case, if resistance 3.64 is being tested, so a short signal would exist.

Swing Trading Plans for HRTG

• Buy HRTG slightly over 3.19, target 3.64, Stop Loss @ 3.18 Details

If 3.19 begins to break higher, the technical summary data tells us to buy HRTG just slightly over 3.19, with an upside target of 3.64. The data also tells us to set a stop loss @ 3.18 in case the stock turns against the trade. 3.19 is the first level of resistance above 3.01, and by rule, any break above resistance is a buy signal. In this case, 3.19, 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 HRTG near 3.19, target 2.86, Stop Loss @ 3.2. Details

The technical summary data is suggesting a short of HRTG if it tests 3.19 with a downside target of 2.86. We should have a stop loss in place at 3.2 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, 3.19, 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 HRTG

• Buy HRTG slightly over 3.20, target 3.64, Stop Loss @ 3.19 Details

If 3.20 begins to break higher, the technical summary data tells us to buy HRTG just slightly over 3.20, with an upside target of 3.64. The data also tells us to set a stop loss @ 3.19 in case the stock turns against the trade. 3.20 is the first level of resistance above 3.01, and by rule, any break above resistance is a buy signal. In this case, 3.20, 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 HRTG near 3.20, target n/a, Stop Loss @ 3.21. Details

The technical summary data is suggesting a short of HRTG if it tests 3.20 with a downside target of n/a. We should have a stop loss in place at 3.21 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, 3.20, 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.

HRTG Ratings for June 26:

Term →	Near	Mid	Long
Rating	Weak	Strong	Weak
P1	0	0	3.64
P2	2.99	2.86	4.65
P3	3.20	3.19	5.64

Support and Resistance Plot Chart for HRTG

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