When we last looked at Lululemon Athletica (LULU) on Feb. 25 we wrote that, "Sometimes charts can turn on a dime, so to speak, but more often trends in force tend to remain in force. For now, the charts of LULU are pointed lower. The September lows will be key."
The shares weakened into March and broke the September lows. On March 19, TheStreet's Quant Ratings service downgraded LULU to "hold" so another look seems in order.
In the updated daily bar chart of LULU, below, we see a picture of prices rolling over since June. LULU is now trading below the declining 50-day moving average line and below the cresting 200-day moving average.
The On-Balance-Volume (OBV) line peaked in early September and has slowly declined telling me that sellers of LULU have been more aggressive. The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) oscillator has been below the zero line from early in January.
In the weekly candlestick chart of LULU, below, we can see a mostly bearish picture. Prices are in an intermediate-term downtrend and trading below the cresting 40-week moving average line.
The weekly OBV line looks like it made its high in August. The MACD oscillator is poised to break the zero line for an outright sell signal.
Bottom-line strategy: A quantitative downgrade to "hold" does not seem like the end of the world but the charts of LULU are looking more bearish than before. Stand aside and let's see how this plays out. A potential target of $98 has my attention.
