KNX is Setting Up a Bull Trap at $32

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This morning I am recommending a bearish trade on Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KNX), a North American truckload services company.

The technical bounce off of the Dec. 26 lows has continued this week. It’s gone much further than many on Wall Street expected, which is typical of a bear-market rally.

Usually during a snap-back rally like this, you will see a recovery of roughly 50%-75% of the original downside move…especially when markets become as oversold as they were in late December.

As of yesterday’s close, the S&P 500 has now recovered roughly 50% of the decline that began all the way back in early October. It’s possible that it could rally further, but I think we are seeing a potential “bull trap” being set up here.

The Bull Trap

A bull trap occurs when traders start to buy back into a market that is rebounding from a previous decline, only to see the market start to drop once again. If and when the market starts to decline again, the bulls who bought near the top of the most recent upswing will find themselves “trapped” in their long positions.

If the market starts to move sharply lower again, they will be forced to exit their positions, which will only accelerate the selling.

As you can see in the chart above, the S&P 500 is now trading back within the 2,600-2,640 resistance area. This is where a lot of investors who think the market is going to keep moving higher will start buying again. But unfortunately, I think this heavy level of overhead resistance is going to hold.

KNX is Following the Market

If we look at a weekly chart of KNX, we see that it, like the S&P, is dipping into its resistance around the $32 level. KNX may look like it is recovering, but trader’s buying in now could get trapped at this level.

Weekly Chart of Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (KNX) — Chart Source: TradingView

When we turn to the daily chart, we see a more detailed view of KNX’s resistance levels. It was able to gap above $30, but the $32 level is going to present another challenge.

Daily Chart of Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (KNX) — Chart Source: TradingView

If we make a bearish play on KNX now, we can take profits while other traders are stuck in declining long positions. For that reason, I recommend buying puts on KNX.

Buy to open the Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (KNX) May 17th $25 Puts (KNX190517P00025000) at $0.80 or lower.

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