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| Volume Stratification Analysis begins with the concept of the Volumetric Profile. This Profile is simply the cumulative volume over the history of the stock, distributed according to price range. Here the price column corresponding to the current price of HSIC stock is painted in red. |
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Blue bars depict the Volumetric Profile for various price levels of Henry Schein, Inc.. The thick orange line is the Volumetric Price and the maroon line is the Secular Price. The Volumetric average at $30 is below the Secular average at $30. This is a very un-usual condition. A few layers of volumetric turbulence exist that could provide support on the downside. The most significant of these is found around $17. |
| Support Level ID | Price Range | Peak Magnitude |
| 1 | $54.00 - $54.99 | 1.98 |
| 2 | $34.00 - $34.99 | 2.70 |
| 3 | $17.00 - $17.99 | 4.90 |
| 4 | $7.00 - $7.99 | 2.87 |
| Looking above today's price, there no significant resistance level to act as a ceiling on upward movement. |
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| Horizontal maroon lines indicate Negative Volumetric Peaks. Price intervals with these characteristics are often associated with gaps, although they sometimes operate as support levels. Quarterly and yearly turn-arounds are circled. $48 is the most significant of several valleys (i.e. negative peaks) in today's profile underneath the current price for HSIC. |
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| Here, the horizontal lines mark the points of Maximum Negative Slope in the Volumetric Profile. These strata are known to act as resistance levels against upward movement, and are sometimes associated with yearly and quarterly tops. Also, as is typical of resistance levels, they may do double duty as support, but that is not the typical case. |
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