Insurance Surveillance

Chances are this week aren't going to see much action in the markets as far as buying and selling. We Ferengi always keep an eye on the lunar cycle and the lunar cycle is moving into its consolidation phase, but that is a topic for a different time. I my post Finding Stocks the Ferengi Way I highlighted Insurance (Accident & Health) so I will highlight a few stocks in which I the Bajoran Profit am keeping my lobes alert for.

Long term chart of UNH

In the 2 year weekly chart of UNH we see the downward trend has been broken although we are definitely cautious since see another resistance level at 56. Our oscillators at the bottom both gave us bullish divergences as a an alert to the recent movement and the trend reversal. With the new found uptrend in the industry group we are bullish on this stock's ability to break resistance. This is probably not the entry for a swing trader but the trend trader should consider a small position here.

Short term chart of UNH

The next stock in this group is WLP or Wellpoint Inc. The long-term chart of WLP shows a downward consolidation that was recently broken. The trend trade could entry here with a stop around $82 and then scale into a larger position if and when the stock breaks the $86 resistance level.

Long term chart of WLP

The shorter term play would be the channel itself. No doubt the break a few weeks ago would've been the best entry but we are half way through the $10 move now. Entering now with a stop at the quarter mark ($82.50) can still allow us to make a little off them move here and keep at least a 2 to 1 reward to risk ratio.

Short term chart of WLP

I Want a New Drug

In my earlier post on Finding Stocks the Ferengi Way one of the first industry groups I highlighted was the Major Drug companies. Here is a look at a few that have tickled my lobes.

Johnson and Johnson JNJ

I’ve set JNJ up as short-term swing trade but it can certainly be traded as trend trade as well. Here we see a classic flag break out. According the Encyclopedia of Price Patterns, flags have a probability of success around 70% correct in meeting the price target. The price target is the equivalent move of the flag pole as I have designated. I would exit at the target or a cross below the 8 day moving average whichever comes first.

Merck MRK

MRK is giving us a classic Ascending Triangle pattern. Here we see a good break on strong volume. The base of the triangle will once again give us a price target. I would look at exiting at $63 or a break below the 8 day moving average, whichever comes first.

Pfizer PFE

Pfizer I am showing as a much different trade then those above. This one is much longer in nature. The long-term chart is showing us support bounce along with a recent channel break.

The shorter-term chart is confirming out long tern outlook. We see a bullish divergence on the MACD as it creates higher lows. The Stochastic oscillator is giving us a triangle pattern and a break of resistance would be a great confirmation. Since I am bottom fishing here on this stock I am going to go in with a very small position. You can see two more resistance lines where if I see breaks take place I will continue to scale in. Currently I have my stop set at $23.25 but once the stock breaks the next resistance line I would begin to use 3% below the 30-day moving average.