Will Ocado break higher, or will it fall back to 737p lows again?

• Ocado shares are trading in 737-868p range since early October.
• Bounced back from resistance zone 4 times, most recently this week.
• Now trading 838p (at time of writing)
• Will the pattern repeat itself, testing previous lows?
• Shares -27.6% from 2018 highs; +116.1% from 2018 lows; +111.1% year-to-date
• 19 Nov: Kroger investing $55m in first ‘shed’ in Cincinnati as part of Ocado’s first major US deal
• Source: Dow Jones, Bloomberg, FT, Company News

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Trading Ocado – An Example

Let’s say you like the range, you think it’s heading back towards 737p again. You decide to sell exposure to £10,000 worth of Ocado using a CFD, at the current price of 838p. To do this, you need £2,000.

Let’s assume Ocado falls back to 737p (-12%). Your profit would be £1200, 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. Ocado rises 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.