Company Overview: Intuitive Machines, Inc. (NASDAQ: LUNR) operates as space exploration, infrastructure and services company. It offers space products and services. This Report covers the Price Action, Technical Indicators Analysis along with the Target Levels, Stop Loss, Support Levels, Resistance Levels, and Recommendation on stock.`
US Markets Round-Up
This week, the Russell 3000 index, an important benchmark of the US stock market across market capitalizations, started negatively, however, it later transitioned to a positive direction. The index made high of 3013.764 during the week and settled at 3003.197 with a week-to-date (WTD) gain of ~2.515 percent on March 21, 2024. Other major indices, such as S&P 500 and NASDAQ Composite witnessed upside for the week. On March 21, 2024, the S&P 500 index settled at ~ 5241.54 with a WTD gain of ~2.43 percent, while the NASDAQ Composite Index settled at 16401.836 with a WTD gain of ~2.684 percent.
Having understood the US market performance over the week, taking cues from major global news, and based on technical analysis of the Russell 3000 index for the upcoming week, now let’s have a look at the one NASDAQ-listed stock to pick from the technical standpoint. Noted below recommendation is based on the entry price, target prices, and stop-loss for Intuitive Machines, Inc. (NASDAQ: LUNR) for the next 2-4 weeks duration:
Intuitive Machines, Inc. (NASDAQ: LUNR)
Noted below are the key price indicators for the stock:
Price Action Analysis (on the daily chart)
The share price of LUNR has witnessed a breakout from a prolonged downward trendline, fueled by substantial trading volume. This surge in activity implies a high possibility of sustained upward movement. The 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) being above the midpoint reflects a positive market sentiment for the stock. Furthermore, the stock price currently surpasses both its 21-day and 50-day Simple Moving Averages (SMAs), which might function as support levels during temporary price fluctuations. In summary, these technical indicators suggest the potential continuation of the stock price growth.
Now, the next major resistance level for the stock appears at USD 7.23, and prices may test this level in the short term (2-4 weeks). A further movement above USD 7.23 may extend buying in the stock.
Technical Indicators Analysis (On the daily chart)
On the daily chart, the leading indicator RSI (14-period) is in the positive territory and showing a reading of 55.33, supporting positive bias. The volumes also seem supportive of the next upside movement. Moreover, the prices are trading above the trend-following indicators 21-period and 50-period SMAs, which may act as dynamic support levels.
General Recommendation
As per the above-mentioned price action and technical indicators analysis, Intuitive Machines, Inc. (NASDAQ: LUNR) is looking technically well-placed on the chart, and a ‘Speculative Buy’ recommendation has been given on the stock. Investment decision should be made depending on an individual’s appetite for upside potential, risks, and any previous holdings. This recommendation is purely based on technical analysis, and fundamental analysis has not been considered in this report. The summary of recommendation is as follows:
Upcoming Major Global Economic Events
Market events occur on a day-to-day basis depending on the frequency of the data and generally include an update on GDP, home sales, unemployment etc. Noted below are the upcoming week's major global economic events that could impact the Russell 3000 Index and stocks’ prices:
Related Risks: This report may be looked at from a high-risk perspective and recommendations are provided for a short duration. Recommendations provided in this report are solely based on technical parameters, and the fundamental performance of the stocks has not been considered in the decision-making process. Other factors which could impact the stock prices include market risks, regulatory risks, interest rates risks, currency risks, social and political instability risks etc.
Note 1: Individuals can consider exiting from the stock if the Target Price or Stop loss mentioned as per the technical analysis has been achieved and subject to the factors discussed above.
Note 2: How to Read the Charts?
The Green colour line reflects the 21-period moving average while the red line indicates the 50- period moving average. SMA helps to identify existing price trend. If the prices are trading above the 21-period and 50-period moving average, then it shows prices are currently trading in a bullish trend.
The Black colour line in the chart’s lower segment reflects the Relative Strength Index (14-Period) which indicates price momentum and signals momentum in trend. A reading of 70 or above suggests overbought status while a reading of 30 or below suggests an oversold status.
The Blue colour bars in the chart’s lower segment show the volume of the stock. The volume is the number of shares that changed hands during a given day. Stocks with high volumes are more liquid than stocks with lesser volume as liquidity in stocks helps in easier and faster execution of the order.
The Orange colour lines are the trend lines drawn by connecting two or more price points and used for trend identification purposes. The trend line also acts as a line of support and resistance.
Technical Indicators Defined: -
Support: A level at which the stock prices tend to find support if they are falling, and a downtrend may take a pause backed by demand or buying interest. Support 1 refers to the nearby support level for the stock and if the price breaches the level, then Support 2 may act as the crucial support level for the stock.
Resistance: A level at which the stock prices tend to find resistance when they are rising, and an uptrend may take a pause due to profit booking or selling interest. Resistance 1 refers to the nearby resistance level for the stock and if the price surpasses the level, then Resistance 2 may act as the crucial resistance level for the stock.
Stop-loss: It is a level to protect further losses in case of unfavourable movement in the stock prices.
Risk Reward Ratio: Risk reward ratio is the difference between an entry point to a stop loss and profit level. This report is based on ~60% Stop Loss of the Target 1 from the entry point.
A trailing stop-loss is a modification of stop-loss in case of favourable movement in the price to protect the gains. Individuals can Trail the Stop-Loss as per the aforementioned levels if the stock price achieves more than 50% of the Target 1. Individuals should consider exiting from the position as per the Trailing Stop-Loss level if the price starts moving downwards after achieving more than 50% of the Target 1.
The reference date for all price data, currency, technical indicators, support, and resistance levels is March 21, 2024. The reference data in this report has been partly sourced from REFINITIV.
Abbreviations
CMP: Current Market Price
SMA: Simple Moving Average
RSI: Relative Strength Index
USD: United States dollar
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