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Daily 50EMA
After forming that double top formation, it gaped down big and trying to reclaim that 50EMA for about three days and failed last Friday. It looks like it wants to come down to the next support which is at around $454.50ish which is very important level I am going to discuss further in this post.
I won’t be initiating any long positions as long as this 50EMA continue to act as resistance. First sign of going long would be that $AAPL reclaim and close above this 50EMA but without that, I do think lower prices are in stored.
$450-$454 level is going to the pivotal level to watch and let me explain why I came to that conclusion.
Weekly 20EMA
Looking at this weekly MACD, still looking bullish as of end of this week however, we are getting close to turning this thing into a bearish chart pattern. First take a look your weekly 20EMA. As you can see it has been served as pivotal level for $AAPL for quiet sometime now (see arrows). 20EMA and this double bottom neckline ($450ish) is virtually moving together here. Bulls must protect weekly 20EMA level and make sure bears do not reclaim this level if they want this double bottom to sustain it’s control. With MACD bullish divergence confirmed and formed along with weekly double bottom, it still a strong bullish signal and the neckline testing is not that of a surprise for me.
So you could say that we are in the double bottom neckline testing phase. Again that neckline is about $450-454ish on this weekly chart which that coinciding with 20EMA (give or take). Bulls protect this level, I do believe higher prices we will see and this is the level I am watching to possibly go long.
Daily 100SMA
So we talked about 20EMA on the weekly chart that coincides with the weekly double bottom neckline. Well here you can see that 100SMA is the level that is coinciding now with weekly 20EMA (and double bottom neckline on the weekly chart) and the next support level. And all these levels are colliding in the price point of $450-$454ish. So this is going to be very important level for the bulls to hold and protect.
When you see these levels coinciding like this, that’s when you pay attention as the chart is trying to tell us that this is going to be acting as very important level (what I would like to call, “make or break level”).
Fib. 50% Retracement
We’ve been talking about $450-$454 level being very important level and guess who showed up on that 50% retracement level. $451ish.
So now we also have 50% Fib is on board on that price level. So this week, I will be watching very closely this price level and I want to see a confirmation of a bounce before initiating long positions but I won’t be hasty at all because with that double top reversal fueled by the gap down is definitely a momentum changer.
What I like to see if that it stays and holds above $450-$454 for about a week or so possibly consolidating before thrusting higher. But in the event that we breach below and close below $450 level, I do think that’s when the danger start to come and army of sellers might show up.
Again $450-$454 is the level to hold and that’s the level I will be watching very closely.
27 thoughts on “$AAPL Levels I Am Watching (Part 2)”
and….whoa-la! we hit those levels Kay! $453.83 today! right on the money. saw that apple had broken this morning so I figured it was headed to $455 too. Kay, that was also the support level when apple started going up due to iPhone announcement. So you add that to all your charts and we should have a strong support here. Not buying any calls today. I bought puts when I saw breakdown in premarket but then dumped them when it neared $455 support for quick gain. Now I will sit and wait. It’s ALL ABOUT THE FED this week! We will see how the market will swing after announcement this week. Not starting any positions until I find out. Good luck and thanks for all your help!
Zex_M19 yup this is the level, we break this level, its not looking good for aapl… especially when the whole market is looking very strong~ 100SMA is at around 499.80 now so that would be last and final level of support
Kay, if 450 breaks, where are we headed with this one? 440?
Zex_M19 probably 435 and 420
2kaykim Zex_M19 Great weekend analysis on AAPL Kay. I got into some puts shortly before the close upon seeing the stock unable to hold $450. It’s a risky move especially being so oversold, but could be very profitable if the stock gets hit again tomorrow. In your previous message, you mentioned 100SMA is at 499.80. Is that supposed to be $449.80?
cguirguis 2kaykim Zex_M19 yup currently just sitting right on that 100SMA. We could bear flag here to retest that $455 level as new resistance and if that levels rejects the price, I do think $430 is next support
Guy adami from cnbc confirmed your support. Says apple looks like it’s headed to 425-430.
Noticed apple broke into new lows in after hours. We have to see if that continues tues morning. Couldn’t help, i bought some puts at the close. Will be happy if it hits 440. If things dont get better, then we could see that $400 support within the next month.. Good luck everyone!
Zex_M19 currently looks like retest of that $455 as new resistance, if that price level rejects, $430ish is where its probably headed
Yeah, didnt like the action in premarket. It was down over 4 points but kept coming back up. It did close above 450 yesterday. So when it opened in the red i quickly got out of my puts with no gain. Hey, better than a loss. I was even tempted to buy calls but had to leave for work. Now it’s up over 7 points! That would have been a 10 point swing as it was down 3 points this morning. 🙁 uh well. Now i will sot and wait for fed announcent tomorrow
Zex_M19 oooh now above 455 kinda sandwiched between 200SMA and 100SMA. We close like this, could be a reversal
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The question is…where were these buyers yesterday when they could have gotten in cheaper? Market is crazy! …and stupid sometimes.
Just waiting for Ichan to mention how he talked Cook into increasing the buyback.
Anytime in the next 2 weeks. He did say they were going to meet this month.
Also, speculation on an event in Oct 10? I’m guessing that is the update for the iPads.
I think we see $500+ again this year.
iPhone 5S and C sales should be better than expected because so few people upgraded to the iPhone 5!!!! That means their 2 year contract is nearly up and they want a new iPhone. I think decent numbers this weekend.
Looks like Apple trying to fill that gap at $486ish.
Every day up $10 points so maybe we hit it tomorrow, if not then good sales could do it on Monday.
PS. I have AAPL calls going into next week. Ichan, Gap fill, iPhone sales, iOS7 upgrade, momentum, and Fed printing money…too much not to be a bull on this one especially after the trashing it got recently.
Zex_M19 looks to be holding up well above 50EMA
KAY! Wake up! Apple on fire this morning! Over 9 million iPhones sold. They were expecting 5-6 million. Also announced a good quarter for next quarter. What the? Apple never does that. No doubt we hit new highs above $510. Probably this week. All doubts about iPhone sales now washed away. Still haven’t heard form Ichan on increased buybacks either.
Up over 28 points now!
Zex_M19 lol crazy. i am long since thursday and friday and was very worried. i guess got good break here
Kay, I’m not getting the chart action on Apple. Gap down on Sept 11 and now gap up. If you noticed where it has settled today, we are right back where we were before the gap down. So are the days between Sept 11 until last Friday like a massive island reversal?
If so, does that mean we are going higher or have we hit a ceiling? Annalists have to revise their numbers now. Some have already. I’m curious what the weekly chart looks like.
Zex_M19 overall market weakness not helping. gotta keep that gap open for the island reversal to be in effect. i tightened my stop (looking weak)
looking good for higher prices! I will post a new article (levels part 3) and see where we can go from here and what levels to watch.
2kaykim Agree. nice close! thanks for all your help! looking forward to seeing the charts.
Gap on Sept 11 got filled. CHECK
iPhone sales 9 million. CHECK
Now Ichan meeting with Cook…CHECK.
We are waiting on 2 more events this year…China Mobile and potential Oct 10 event for updated iPads.
The China Mobile deal will be huge mover.
2kaykim Zex_M19 never filled that whole island gap. 🙂 I think people buying ahead of Ichan meeting with Cook on Mon next week.
Sorry I meant Oct 15 event. Not Oct 10
Zex_M19 2kaykim yup island reversal still in play (there is part three of aapl analysis)
2kaykim Zex_M19 aapl showing some weakness today. surprised considering the whole market is up. Relief rally today? AAPL still has a chance to fill that gap today or tomorrow. Looks like we will have to see if it holds today.
2kaykim gap filled. bought some calls today.
Icahn puts his 2 cents in….CHECK.
Next event should be the updated iPads.