BreakOut Alert Update: This Stock is Now Extended (+10%)

PacWest Bancorp (PACW – Nasdaq)

Operates as the holding company for Pacific Western Bank which provides commercial banking products and services.

This selection was first featured in the Stock WatchList: Morning Update on 11/1.

PACW clearly broke out on Wednesday (11/9) as shares closed up +7% while trading twice the normal volume. We had some solid follow-through action on Thursday with continued volume-backed gains of another +4.6%. Shares then added another +2.0% on Friday.

For those who did not sell and lock in a +10% / 3-day profit – any above average volume declines from these extended levels would be the first thing to watch out for.

You can put your first support at the highs of the previous base, and the coinciding downward trendline (thick blue line) near $44.00.

SYMBOL
PROFIT
/LOSS
ADDED TO
WATCH LIST
BREAKOUT
DATE
BREAKOUT
PRICE
PACW +10.26% 11-01-16 11-09-16 $44.34

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Chart courtesy of stockcharts.com 

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