Since the Philippine market has been lagging compared to various financial markets across the globe, it is a limiting belief that the local market is enough to amass the limitless opportunities in the markets. The global markets offer several asset classes along with the ability to short, leverage, and margin as part of your trading arsenal.
For our featured trader for the week, we will be showing you how he was able to spot Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. or $NASDAQ:AMD. Green DOT a.k.a. @greendot is an active member of the Investa Community who continuously spreads his knowledge, insights, and expertise in both the local and the global markets. 
Technical-wise, $NASDAQ:AMD price structure represents a picture-perfect trade setup. It first formed a cup and handle formation. The handle of the said pattern is indeed long, yet it is ideal for a stock or any asset class to form a proper base to further amplify its probability for a strong and massive breakout. 
It was a low-risk, high-reward trade, as accumulation levels could be at around the $50 area and a quick cut below $48 (-4%). It had an opportunity to tranche at the breakout of the $60 area with a quick cut below the breakout candle (-5%). Furthermore, it also presented another opportunity for a breakout in case you missed the previous move at the $88 area with a quick cut below the breakout candle as well (-4%). Selling into strength (selling on the way up/while it is easy) and into weakness (the breakdown of a, for example, a pre-determined Moving Average) is fitting since this is an All-Time High stock.
The base at the handle area was supported with dried-up volume. When it managed to breakout of the said base, the up move was supported with massive volume. During its formation of the Ascending Triangle pattern, the formation was also accompanied by dried-up volume, and once it broke out of the said pattern, the up move was also backed with immense volume. $NASDAQ:AMD must at least sustain the $80 levels to further assert its ascendancy.
The ability to spot resilient stocks despite the noise concerning various opinions regarding the future of the US Stock Market is the key to truly function as an independent operator. The bottom-up approach is the way to lead you to potential market leaders despite the performance of the overall indices. That is an approach that is hard to stomach in but is essential to your growth as a trader.
Congratulations to those who were able to maximize the monstrous move of $NASDAQ:AMD. Lastly, kudos again to Green DOT a.k.a. @greendot for sharing his execution. Your FREE 1-Month InvestaPRO access is on its way!
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