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Lets compare notes, you go first
LEH and ETFC
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I had earlier said one stock per person, so I need to stick to that to be fair to everyone.
So, I'll analyze LEH. This will be the fourth stock chart analysis. I'll analyze just one more stock from another individual after this one, to complete my quota of 5 for this thread.
LEH (Lehman Brothers)
Stock closed at $65.28, down $0.37 today (December 26, 2007).
After hours trading showed a further drop of another $0.37 to $64.91
The price chart shows significant price resistance near and above the $65.50 price level.
Near term, it is more likely than not that this $65.50 resistance level will not be overcome. This in turn means that a correction is likely from near or around the $65.50-$65.75 price level.
Given that expectation, the downside from the $65.50 resistance level needs to be assessed.
It is likely that the modest potential support level of $64 will be tested on a price downturn from current price levels.
However, the $64 support is not particularly strong, so that a break below it during the price downturn is probable, even rather likely.
If the $64 support level should fail, then the next support level is $63.50 which appears to be somewhat stronger.
If the $63.50 level fails to hold, then the price gap created on Friday, December 21, 2007 will likely be closed/filled on further price drop.
For the short-term, however, I expect a rebound, if not at or near the $64 level, then likely at the $63.50 level.
The closing of the price gap of Friday, December 21, 2007, should that to happen soon, appears to be more likely after a rebound from the $64 or $63.5 price levels has taken place first.
Therefore, a short-term price drop of about $2 to $63.5 or so is expected for LEH, or should be anticipated as rather likely, in the event of more downside movement, or failure to break above $65.50, before a comparatively-scaled price rebound or rally can take place.
In sum, the stock, LEH, currently appears to modestly favor the bears for the short-term, with downside of around $2 from current price levels being likely.
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