Solar stocks are back on the radar again. And 3 solar names in particular have caught my attention: Sunpower Corporation (SPWR), SolarCity Corporation (SCTY), and First Solar, Inc. (FSLR). Let’s take a look at few charts to illustrate why these solar stockss are on my radar.
Sunpower (SPWR)
Here is a daily chart view of SPWR. As you can see, there were a few failed breakouts in January and March that led to some nasty reversals. Then you had a shakeout period in April where weak longs were taken out. Since that shakeout, the stock has set up nicely and recently broke out of a 9 month consolidation period. In the very short term it is overbought, so some profit taking should be expected.
SPWR daily stock chart:
Next is a weekly chart view. The interesting thing that stands out to me is that Sunpower’s stock is clearing levels not seen since 2009.
SPWR weekly stock chart:
The stock is also coming into a seasonally strong month of July. According to historical data from paststat.com, July has been the best month to own the stock. It’s been higher on 7 of 8 occurrences (88%) with an average win percentage of 13.44%, making this one of the key solar stocks to watch this summer.
SolarCity (SCTY)
Here’s a daily chart view of SCTY. What looks interesting to me is the nice double bottom that the stock has put in. It’s also setting up for a potential breakout above the 57.50 level in the short term, with an ascending triangle pattern.
SCTY daily stock chart:
First Solar (FSLR)
Here’s a daily look at First Solar (FSLR). The stock just recently completed a successful backtest of a previous breakout area and is now setting up for potentially higher prices, with an ascending triangle pattern.
FSLR daily stock chart:
From a seasonality perspective, the stock is in a nice 2 month sweet spot here. According to data from paststat, the stock has been higher on 5 of 7 occurrences in the month of June (71%) with an average win percentage of 12.17%. For the month of July the stock has been higher on 5 of 7 occurrences (71%) with an average win percentage of 10.76%. This reinforces why FSLR is high on my watch list of solar stocks right now.
There’s also a chance that the run in some of these solar stocks could already be over, so it’s important to have stops and honor them when they trigger.  Thank you for reading.
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