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Chart of the Day: Is It Time to Go Back to the Well in Occidental?

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Occidental Petroleum is the biggest gainer in the S&P 500 this year, but was the biggest decliner last week. Is the dip an opportunity for the bulls?

The first pattern on today’s chart is the surge to a new 52-week high in late August. It is one of only 12 S&P 500 members to hit a new high in the last two weeks (and the only energy company.) That relative strength may reflect interest by large investors.

Second, the dip since then has …

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Occidental Petroleum (OXY), daily chart with selected patterns and indicators, courtesy of TradingView

About the author

David Russell is VP of Market Intelligence at TradeStation Group. Drawing on two decades of experience as a financial journalist and analyst, his background includes equities, emerging markets, fixed-income and derivatives. He previously worked at Bloomberg News, CNBC and E*TRADE Financial. Russell systematically reviews countless global financial headlines and indicators in search of broad tradable trends that present opportunities repeatedly over time. Customers can expect him to keep them apprised of sector leadership, relative strength and the big stories – especially those overlooked by other commentators. He’s also a big fan of generating leverage with options to limit capital at risk.