Hilton (HLT) led the market in the second half of 2017 and then took a breather in 2018. This is looking like the pause that refreshes as the stock challenges resistance.
First and foremost - you know the drill - the long-term trend is up and this means I am only interested in bullish setups. HLT hit a new high in January and is above the rising 200-day EMA.
The stock fell back into April as it retraced 50% of its August-January run with a falling channel. Both the retracement amount and the channel are typical for corrections within a bigger uptrend.
The stock surged off the 50% retracement and triggered a mini breakout within the channel. After a small pullback from resistance, the stock again bounced and looks poised to break channel resistance this time.
A breakout would signal a continuation of the bigger uptrend and I would then expect new highs in the stock.
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