Technical Analysis - Charts and Commentary

Tech Rating: 2 (November 11^th pre-open)

Tech ratings are 3 to -3 indicating bullish to bearish; a zero is neutral to cautionary.

This makes us nervous. The stock has come up for a rerating at bullish but with several negative caveats:

·         Price has colored outside the lines on 3 of the last 4 trading days

·         RSI is in overbought territory

·         CCI just came off of an almost perfect short value and it still indicates a sell

However, investors are loving the company as we can tell in the volume action over the last few days.

Lastly, when the 4 days of short interest (7.9% of float) reads news of phone maker Xiaomi buying a stake in YOKU, there is the potential of more upside – overbought indicators be damned.

Price and moving averages:

Youku Tudou has closed above its short term moving average.

Short term moving average is currently above mid term, and above long term moving averages.

Mid term moving average is currently below long term

The relationship between price and moving averages is: bullish in short term, and neutral to cautionary in mid-long term.

Bollinger Bands:

YOKU has closed below upper band by 6.0%.

Bollinger Bands are 27.1% wider than normal.

The current width of the bands (alone) does not suggest anything conclusive about the future volatility or movement of prices.

CCI is now in an extremely high positive range and generated a sell signal on prior close.

MACD

Crossovers:

            Currently MACD is bullish since it is trading above its signal line.

            MACD crossed above its signal line 18 bars ago.

            Since MACD crossed its moving average, YOKU's price has increased 24.11%

            and has ranged from a high of 22.34 to a low of 16.71

MACD is not in an overbought/oversold range.

There have been no divergence signals within the last 5 periods.

**This commentary is for educational purposes only. It is not a recommendation to buy or sell. Use at your own risk.

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