Key Takeaways
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RH shares jumped in premarket trading Friday after the luxury home furnishing retailer reported earnings that topped Wall Street’s estimates and said it continues to see robust demand.
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The stock sits poised to break out above the top trendline of a symmetrical triangle, potentially paving the way for a new move higher.
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Investors should monitor key price levels on the RH chart at $300, $335, $400, and $430, while watching the $280 area during pullbacks.
RH (RH) shares soared 20% in premarket trading Friday after the luxury home furnishing retailer reported earnings that topped Wall Street’s estimates and said it continues to see robust demand.
The Corte Madera, California-based company said that, although it expects industry conditions to remain challenging until interest rates ease and the housing market begins to rebound, it sees demand trends gaining momentum throughout fiscal 2024 and into 2025.
RH stock was down 12% this year through Thursday’s close as investors wait to see the success of the upscale retailer’s ongoing product range transformation that has caused revenue to lag demand in recent quarters.
Below, we’ll take a look at what the technicals are saying and point out key post-earnings price levels to watch out for.
Symmetrical Triangle Breakout
Since setting their 2024 high in March, RH shares have traded in a symmetrical triangle, a chart pattern that often precedes a new trending move in the direction of a breakout.
More recently, buyers have defended the pattern’s lower trendline, with the stock recording its highest volume since mid June yesterday ahead of earnings.
Importantly, Friday’s open projects a decisive breakout above the triangle’s top trendline, potentially paving the way for a new move higher. RH shares were up 20% at $308.00 about half an hour before Friday’s opening bell.
Key Price Levels to Watch Amid Post-Earnings Buying
Looking ahead, it’s worth watching four key overhead chart levels.
The first sits around $300. Although the shares are expected to open above this level, they may still attract selling interest near a trendline linking multiple peaks in the stock from November 2022 through to July this year.
Buying above this area could see the shares climb to the $335 region, a location where they may encounter overhead resistance near the mid-February 2023 high and late August 2023 low.
An ongoing uptrend may bring the $400 area into play, where investors may look to exit the stock around the prominent August 2023 swing high.
Lastly, investors can forecast a price target by using the measuring principle. This works by calculating the distance between the symmetrical triangle’s two trendlines near the widest part of the pattern and adding that amount to the breakout point. For instance, we add $150 to $280, which projects an upside target of $430.
Important Retracement Level to Monitor
During pullbacks, investors should focus on the symmetrical triangle’s top trendline, currently around $280, an area that would likely attract buying interest from investors who prefer not to chase breakouts.
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