Dollar General Corporation (DG)
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In the current situation of Dollar General there is not any eligible buy setup. This doesn't mean we expect a selloff for $DG in coming sessions, or that it may not rise higher. Simply, it doesn't match our recommended trading systems
Knowing when to sell a stock is even more difficult than knowing when to buy it. In the same way as when we have to buy shares, deciding when is appropiate to sell is not a capricious decision, and we must adhere our own trading style. When selling, as well as buying, detailed setups are very simple to follow and are only valid for selling shares in your porfolio, not for selling short Dollar General stock
A golden rule is that you should never mantain an operation that generates greater losses than those expected at the time of purchase. The timing to sell shares must always be dictated by the stop-loss (automatic or manual)
In the current situation of Dollar General there is not any eligible sell setup, so Dollar General stock holders with operations in green can keep their positions
Brokerage firms and financial institutions post stock ratings based on their views of the market and the fundamental and technical situation of the analyzed stock. Unfortunately, the accuracy of these predictions is not very high, and certainly not a direct buy or sell signal
In the last 30 days, just one brokerage rating was published for Dollar General
| Brokerage firm | Rating |
|---|---|
| Oct 9th, 2020 | |
| Wolfe Research | Buy |
Dollar General stock started an uptrend last March, and grew an amazing 73.36%. During this uptrend, the price offered some entry points on the breakouts. Latest low was in early September, when price bounced at $190.44. Now, the price trades in a consolidation between its last top ($224.82) and its last bottom ($190.44)
Moving averages are simple indicators for investors to detect stock direction. A moving average is calculated as the simple mean of the previous N periods (usually sessions). Moving averages are usually calculated on different periods depending on the trading timeframe 21, 50, 100 and 200 days are the most usual moving averages
Investors use supports and resistances to spot price points on a chart that may act as barriers, preventing the price of a stock to move in certain direction. A support level is a level where the price may find support as it falls. Price is more likely to "rebound" this level rather than break through it. Nevertheless, if the price breaks down this level, it will probably continue declining until approaching another support level. On the other side, resistances are where the price tends to find resistance as it rises. In the same manner, the price is more liable to "bounce off" at this level, and if it finally breaches this level, the price will climb more easily until it approaches the next resistance
The current resistance levels are:
The current supports are:
This is an indicator that was introduced in the 1980s by John Bollinger. It is made up of three bands that are drawn superimposed on the price evolution chart:
Since the price surpassed the upper band on October 13, the price dropped by 3.8%
The relative strength index (RSI) is a technical indicator used in the analysis of financial markets. It is intended to chart the current and previous strength or weakness of a stock or market based on the closing prices of a recent trading period. Like other oscillation indicators, the RSI fluctuates from 0% to 100%. J. Welles Wilder introduced the relative strength indicator in 1978 and since then it has been widely used by investors
The RSI dropped below the overbought level of 70 on October 16 after just crossing to the overbough zone for a single day (weak signal). The RSI value today was 53.22. Since that level was lost, Dollar General price dropped a 3.33%
Dollar General Corporation ($DG) reported quarterly earnings of $3.12 per share in late August, significantly enhancing the analysts consensus estimate of $2.44 per share. This Q2 report represents an earnings surprise of 27.87%.
Compared to the same quarter last year, EPS was $1.74, so posted EPS is a gain of 79.31%.Dollar General ($DG) posts quarterly earnings report on early next December. Market analysts analysts expect a per-share earnings of $2.36, that is a 24.36% lower than Q2. Revenue estimates are $8.2 billion.
