Chart of the Day: Welltower Quietly Makes a New High

A nice, slow move upward on some volume is indicative of a stock showing good strength when the market is higher, but also limits those occasional pullbacks to minimal losses. Welltower ($WELL) just made a new high this week, carried higher by strong technical signals like the MACD and stochastics.

No question the chart shows bullish qualities now, but is not reflecting it just yet in the candles. Notice on the GoNoGo candle chart the price just flipped from bearish to neutral. That won’t stand for too much longer as the bulls have now wrested control of the trend.

The momentum indicators are bullish, with a continued buy signal on the MACD, positive trending relative strength that is not overbought yet, and momentum showing from the stochastics (pane 5). The only fly in the ointment might be money flow, but this stock is not a “streaky” name you often see in the tech sector.

With the recent push above the old highs at $220 we could see Welltower now break out to the $250 level. The series of higher highs, higher lows recently is quite bullish.

We like Welltower in TheStreet Pro Portfolio and rate it a Two, or “stockpile on pullbacks.”

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At the time of publication, TheStreet Pro Portfolio was long WELL.

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Posted by Bob Lang

Bob Lang is one of the country’s top options traders, an expert market technician, and a highly sought-after mentor and teacher. He is a private trader in equity and option markets and created his own hedge fund and options trading company called Explosive Options. He is also founder and Chief Options Analyst at Aztec Capital, LLC. He has been a regular contributor to TheStreet Pro's paid subscription products since 2009. Lang is both a short-term trader and long-term stock investor. He utilizes technical and fundamental analysis to find investment opportunities. His coverage for TheStreet Pro specializes in options trading, stock investing, and technical analysis. One of Lang’s claims to fame is his creation of the acronym FANG to describe the top tech companies at the time (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, and Google). The acronym has since expanded considerably and is still widely used today. He is the author of the book “Know Your Options” and holds an MBA from the University of Redlands. When he’s not providing financial commentary for TheStreet, he can be found on the tennis court, reading, or traveling.

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