Stocks are deep in the red again today, and two of our three focus stocks are following suit. The third one is in the same boat, but has a much better shot at finding support soon. Let's take a closer look at charts of Conolog Corporation (NASDAQ:CNLG), Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTM), and Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC).
Let's take care of the easy business first.... if you were counting on
Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTM) to shrug off its recent weakness and stage a rebound, you may want to rethink things.
Aastrom Biosciences shares were hanging by a thread. After a string of lower lows and lower highs in October, support at $0.32 - where ASTM found support in April and May - was strong enough to at least stop the bleeding temporarily. Today though, with the move to $0.30, the stock is under support from November and March at $0.31. That's a breakdown.
As for a landing spot, Aastrom doesn't have any meaningful lows or retracement lines until you get to lat October's lows around $0.17. It's possible (not to mention scary).
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We actually looked at
Conolog Corporation (NASDAQ:CNLG) in
late September, encouraged by the strong wave of buying volume that was unfolding at the time. We included a caution though... unless resistance at $3.20 was broken, it was all irrelevant.
Well, Conolog didn't break through the ceiling, and instead quietly faded away - back to a low of $1.46, hit earlier this week. So why bring up CNLG again? Because the stock just keeps hinting it want to move.
The big clue is volume; we've seen a couple of high-volume pope over the last week and a half, while the bulk of the October pullback from Conolog Corporation was made on light volume. It may be days - or even weeks - until CNLG is in a position to bust through $3.20, but it could be an explosive move when it happens. So, here's your reminder. (I'll let you know via the newsletter if/when it's time to act.)
I know a lot of you are watching the chart of
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) with some concern, as the stock has given up more than a little found this week. Or, perhaps you were contemplating a short trade. Either way, there's really not much to get excited about.
There are a couple of support line that are likely to mean a quick end to the selloff from Jacobs Engineering Group. The first one is horizontal support $43.46, where JEC hot lows in early September and early October. That's not a great line in the sand, but it counts.
The other one is much more meaningful to Jacobs Engineering; it's the rising support line that extends all the way back to November of last year. By the time JEC pressures it, it could be around $42.90. Point being, the bulls don't need to panic, nor do the bears need to pounce. Current owner, just sit tight.
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