Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited: GKP Rise Foretold By Formation of Bullish Technical
Published on Monday, 07 April 2014 08:21 / Written by Paul Williams
A host of technical indicators foretold of the positive price action we are currently witnessing on the GKP share price.
The Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited (LON:GKP) share price is outperforming the markets on Monday having recorded gains of 4.33 pct after reaching 101.20.
The close on Friday was significant; a sudden late spike in the share price triggered a number of technical alerts that will have piqued the interest of the retail trading community.
Analysts at Recognia Inc picked up the formations, here are the bullish events that formed at the close of 97p and accompanying explanations:
Bullish "Hammer"
"The price may have reached the bottom of the recent downtrend, having recovered high up from a sharp decline for the session. The Hammer appears during a downtrend, displaying a long lower shadow with a small real body at the top of the range. The price may be developing a bottom and due for a reversal to the upside," say Recognia.
"Inside Bar (Bullish)"
"The balance between buyers and sellers, recently dominated by the bears, is evening out. We may see higher prices ahead. An Inside Bar develops during a strong downtrend, when the trading range is completely within the boundaries of the prior bar. This suggests the balance between buyers and sellers is becoming more evenly balanced i.e. a weakening in power for the bears and increasing in power for the bulls," says a note issued by Recognia on the matter.
Bullish MACD
Commenting on the Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited (GKP) MACD, Recognia say:
"Bullish and bearish events are generated respectively as the MACD fluctuates above and below zero to indicate whether prices in the shorter term are stronger or weaker than the longer term average. A 9-period EMA of the MACD is overlayed as a "signal line" which smooths out the MACD to provide a clearer view of whether it's moving upward or downward.
"A bullish event is generated when the MACD crosses above the signal line, showing that the current MACD is actually higher than its average, a sign of increasing strength for the price. The opposite is true for bearish events which signal decreasing strength in price as the MACD crosses below the signal line showing that it's now below average."