Conagra Foods, Butterflies and the Bollinger Band Squeeze

Conagra Foods, $CAG, has had a rough year. Who would have though a food stock with 3.5% dividend yield could gyrate so much. But it dropped nearly 20% from January to the end of February. The recovery thorough mid June took back about 78.6% (a key Fibonacci level) of that move, before it fell again. All this price action makes a market technician get excited. These retracements are working through what is known as a Butterfly harmonic pattern. It is a bearish pattern but calls for the possible reversal once the stock hits point D on the chart below at 35.80. That is a long way higher. Without looking at the potential for that harmonic to complete, you might be focusing on the consolidation in the bullish flag between 30.50 and 31.25. A break of this flag higher would target a move to 33.50. You might also notice that the Bollinger bands have squeezed, suggesting that a move may be very soon. The momentum indicators, RSI and MACD favor the upside. The MACD is is moving higher and the RSI is tapping on the bullish range.

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There could be a trade on a break higher just from buying the stock. Another way to look at it would be to consider the August 31 Calls (offered at 45 cents as I write) for a defined risk trade. Using the September 31 Calls (85 cent) gives it more time. There are many other ways to participate in the upside with options. Take a look.

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