Wyckoff’s third law in action as Caterpillar jumps higher as expected

Caterpillar stock daily chartCaterpillar is another of my bullish stocks from way back to 2016, and one which continues to deliver, closing as it did last week at $229 per share with a solid up candle on the daily chart following a period of congestion between $215 and $220 per share. This example of price and volume is a classic of Wyckoff’s third law, which enshrined his approach to trading and investing. Put simply it is the law of effort and result. If you put plenty of effort into the price, then you should expect a good result, and this is precisely what we have here. A widespread up candle with no wicks, and associated with excellent volume.

So, what can we conclude from this straightforward analysis? Two things. First, this is a genuine move as the market makers are participating. Second, and following from the first, we can expect to see the trend develop in due course, and more so as we are approaching an area of low volume on the volume point of control (VPOC )histogram. We can also expect to see some from profit-taking on this move, but longer-term the stock remains bullish and set to deliver on a tide of Democratic infrastructure spending.

By Anna Coulling

Charts from NinjaTrader and indicators from Quantum Trading

About Anna 2016 Articles
Hi – my name is Anna Coulling and I am a full time currency, commodities and equities trader. I have been involved in both trading and investing for over fifteen years and have traded many different financial instruments, from options and futures to stocks and commodities. I write and publish articles ( mostly for free ) for UK and international publications on a wide variety of financial issues, and in particular I enjoy helping others learn how to invest and trade.

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