Ocado
A range trading opportunity for you?
Will Ocado break support, or will it rise again back to 1142p?
- Range developed over last 5 months.
- Bounced off 914p zone 3 times since mid-June. Now trading at 938p (at time of writing)
- Shares trading up off lowest since mid-June
- Will the pattern repeat itself, testing previous highs?
- Shares -21.5% from July’s record highs; +134% from 2018 lows; shares +136% year-to-date
- Company announced positive Q3 trading update this morning
- Signed several technology deals with foreign supermarkets
Trading Ocado – An Example
Let’s say you like the range, you think it’s heading back towards 1142p again. You decide to buy exposure to £10,000 worth of Ocado using a CFD, at the current price of 938p. To do this, you need £2,000.
Let’s assume Ocado recovers back to 1142p. Your profit would be £2,1474, from your initial investment of £2,000.
Conversely, let’s assume you open the above position, and place a stop-loss at 5% from the current price, at 891p. Ocado falls 5% and hits your stop-loss. Your loss would be £500.
This is provided for information purposes only. It should not be taken as a recommendation.