Below are the downside targets using Speed Resistance Lines [SRL] for Lumber Liquidator Holdings (LL) and Boston Beer Company (SAM) based on the work of Edson Gould.
Lumber Liquidator (LL) has declined from the peak of $119.44. Gould’s SRLs suggest that from the peak price, LL has a conservative downside target of $53.68 and an extreme downside target of $39.81.
On February 25, 2015, LL was unable to sustain a price above the ascending $53.68 level with a decline of over –17%. Our best guess is that LL will decline to the ascending $39.81 level, which currently approximates $49.50 price. Those interested in LL and willing to perform appropriate due diligence could engage in a three phase purchase plan beginning below $39.81, $31.64 and $23.47. Investors, as opposed to speculators, should be willing to accept that there is no compensation for the wait when holding LL and that the decline to the ascending $23.47 level is a real risk.
Boston Beer Company (SAM) is the brewer of Samuel Adams beer and a multitude of other “craft” beers. Today SAM declined –10% on an earnings miss. Below is the SRL for SAM.
Our expectations for SAM are not very high as the last time that the stock was able to achieve the conservative downside target of $70.13 was in 2011. Since that time, SAM has faltered but not fallen. In spite of this fact, we’ve outlined the conservative downside target of $180.12 and the extreme downside target of $107.99. Investors should note that a decline to the ascending $180.12 level is an ideal buying target with a follow-up purchase below $141.25. As with Lumber Liquidators, SAM is bet on growth in the stock price and not much else.
The relative strength of each company (long-term viability) is what makes these stocks compelling and worth considering at the appropriate predetermined price.