SPH: Touched $4.20.

SPH touched $4.20 today but that price saw few transactions although volume expanded.  Few were willing to buy at that price, it would seem.  A short legged doji was formed and this could be interpreted as a day of tight price action with price closing ultimately unchanged from the opening. There is little conviction by either the bulls or the bears today although an increase in trading volume suggests that the tug of war grew in strength.

A rising OBV suggests more accumulation activities while the momentum oscillators are flattening in overbought territories. This suggests that demand is faltering and buying pressure is tapering off. A correction from oversold conditions could very likely be next.

Although a correction could be avoided if volume expands in the next few sessions as price pushes upwards, such a move would have a formidable sell queue to clear at $4.20. If ever this resistance was cleared, SPH's share price could fly.  At the moment, chances are slim that this would happen.  TA is all about probability after all.

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Hock Lian Seng: Ready to break resistance?

Hock Lian Seng isn't the most exciting counter in the market, for sure. However, today, volume expanded as all shares transacted were traded at one price and one price only, 30c.  To me, this suggests that all the weak holders have been weeded out.  If anyone wants to buy shares of this company now, buying at 30c per share is the only choice.  This is a resistance level which has been tested a few times before in the last one month.  Could this resistance level be taken out soon? I believe so as the massive 30c sell queue was wiped out today.

We could draw an uptrend support line from 15 July and this would approximate the rising 20dMA.  Nice. Could we be seeing the formation of an ascending triangle? Possibly.  If this is this case, could we see price rising to 34c? We could but I would expect rather strong resistance at 32c.

The MFI has successfully stayed above 50% and the uptrend is still intact.  The OBV has risen very gently and consistently. Demand and accumulation are present. With this fundamentally sound counter, patience is definitely required.

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