Entry Rationale
The current price of $7.07 is situated between the 20-day low of $6.29 and high of $9.66, and with the RSI in the oversold zone, a rebound seemed likely, prompting the consideration for purchase.
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The current price of $7.07 is situated between the 20-day low of $6.29 and high of $9.66, and with the RSI in the oversold zone, a rebound seemed likely, prompting the consideration for purchase.
Buy at the current price of $7.07, take profits if the stock price breaks above the resistance line of $9.66, and cut losses if it breaks below the support line of $6.29. With RSI 34.9 in the oversold zone, a rebound is expected to help achieve the target.
RSI(14) = 34.9 (oversold), moving averages in non-bullish alignment, trading volume at 0.75x of the 20-day average (weak volume), recent 7-day change of -10.8% (declining price trend)
The forecast anticipated that the stock price would rebound from oversold levels and rise to $9.66, expecting a 4.5% return, but it actually declined further, recording a -11.1% loss. Although the decision to buy, based on the RSI oversold condition and support/resistance zones, was valid, it failed to sufficiently reflect the weak trading volume and the recent -10.8% downward trend, thereby reaching the stop-loss level.
In the next trade, greater weight should be given to the decreasing volume and recent downward price trend to set a more conservative stop-loss price upon entry, and even when the RSI is oversold, entry should be withheld if the trend has weakened.