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S&P 500 member Medtronic
(
MDT |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
showed up on our
2-Period RSI
Below 2
list last Tuesday, May
21.
These are stocks that have a 2-period RSI reading below 2 and are trading above
their 200-day
moving average. Our research shows that stocks trading above their
200-day moving with a 2-period RSI reading below 2 have shown positive returns,
on average, 1-day, 2-days and 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have
provided traders with a significant edge. To learn more about our research into
stocks that have a 2-period RSI below 2, and how to use this information,
click here.Â
The main theme
of our trading philosophy here at TradingMarkets is to
“buy weakness,”
and that is exactly what you could have done with MDT when it appeared on our
list last week. From the daily chart of MDT below, we can see that on 5/21
MDT had an extremely low RSI reading of 1.25, which told us that sellers may be
running out of steam. MDT made a very nice recovery over the next 4
sessions. Here are the results:
1-day later, MDT closed
+0.3%
2-days later, MDT closed +4.6%
4-days later, MDT closed
+4.9%
Obviously,
results like these do not occur every time, but
our quantified research clearly shows that the edges exist during extreme
oversold or overbought conditions.
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Darren Wong
Associate Editor
Reminder: We are in no way recommending the purchase or short sale of
these stocks. This article is intended for education purposes only. Trading
should be based on your own understanding of market conditions, price patterns
and risk; our information is designed to contribute to your understanding.