$BBBY Will Re-Test Highs?

"Revenue at stores open at least a year rose 7 percent. That's an important retail measurement because it excludes the effects of stores that open or close during the year.
The company reported net income of $180.6 million, or 72 cents per share, for the quarter, compared with $137.6 million, or 52 cents per share, in the same quarter last year. Revenue rose nearly 10 percent to $2.11 billion.
The results beat analyst expectations of 62 cents per share on revenue of $2.07 billion, according to FactSet.
Bed Bath & Beyond said it now expects to earn 77 to 82 cents per share for the second quarter. Analysts had expected 82 cents per share.
In raising its full-year forecast, Bed Bath & Beyond said it expects earnings to rise 15 percent to 20 percent from last year. In April, the company said it expected a 10 percent to 15 percent increase." AP

Good results; 15P/E for a 10% sales grower seems reasonable which gives something in the area of $55.00 to 57.00 . (No debt...full of cash).

Using Volume Spikes in Intraday Trading. $SLV $FXE $BBBY $CL $study

-If you are looking for a change in the intraday trend of an asset, volume spikes can be very helpful. I blogged in the recent past about an intraday spike in $BBBY and $CL . I blogged about both wondering if a turn would happen after I saw what seemed like a spike and in both cases the theory was correct...both stocks turned direction with the volume spike coinciding with the highs for the day.

 - http://jpotrading.blogspot.com/2011/04/bbby-surge-in-volume-indicating-turn.html
 - http://jpotrading.blogspot.com/2011/04/cl-8500-high-for-day.html

-Yesterday silver was collapsing and coincidentally the dollar was very strong. People were wondering if there was a cause and effect and if so in what direction; so I watched $FXE while wondering when/if $SLV would turn.

-The 11.00 volume bar in $FXE shows a spike in volume and the dollar stops stregthening.
-The 11.10 volume bar makes a huge volume spike (turns out biggest of the day).

This gave me confidence to make a long scalp in silver...the thought of something more substantial occured to me but $FXE and $SLV were just not bouncing with the energy needed.

$BBBY Surge in Volume Indicating a turn?

Surge in volume in the 5min bar 11:15/11:20 mean a turn?

$BBBY and $SBUX ; Betting Resistance Would Hold. $study

  

-I had it that the level 50.10 was resistance for BBBY. This level emanated from the earnings report (23rd December) and the behavior on that day and the following days (http://jpotrading.blogspot.com/2010/12/importance-of-opening-level-in-gaps-ccl.html).

-So as shown in the chart I shorted at around that level with a stop at 50.55 that was almost taken out. Fortunately it was not and the trade was profitable. 
 
 



-With SBUX I again bet that a resistance level would hold. The level was (is) 33.15 from the charts. The position is at break-even and I held it overnight.

-Thoughts: By the time it reached my resistance level it was up close to 4% with no news, so that made me comfortable. Today must be careful since with a strong market it looks poised to break that 33.15 level convincingly.