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| The Volumetric Profile is the central concept behind Volume Stratification Analysis. This is nothing more than the cummulative volume according to price range. Here the price column corresponding to the current price of USB stock is painted in red. |
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Blue bars depict the Volumetric Profile for various price levels of U.S. Bancorp. The thick orange line is the Volumetric Price and the maroon line is the Secular Price. General Volumetric Health is 1 on a scale from 1 (best) to 3 (worst), because the price is above the Volumetric line, indicating some positive market sentiment. Two levels of volumetric turbulence underlie today's price. They are at (approximately) $24 and $17. The strongest is near the $24 strata. |
| Support Level ID | Price Range | Peak Magnitude |
| 1 | $24.00 - $24.99 | 3.37 |
| 2 | $17.00 - $17.99 | 2.99 |
| To the upside, a layer of potential resistance hovers around the $30 level. |
| Resistance Level ID | Price Range | Peak Magnitude |
| 1 | $30.00 - $30.99 | 2.10 |
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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. Two sharply defined valleys exit below the priceline at $20 and $7. The deepest is near the $7 strata. |
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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. |
For Members: Deeper Analysis, with Price Predictions for USB Common Stock |
| Friday, February 18, 2011: We have news on Fiserv, Inc., ticker symbol FISV. Signs of an over-bought condition have become noticable. Also, there are breaking events concerning Zimmer Holdings, Inc. and McCormick & Company, Incorporated. From the News Archive: (2/18/2011 ) Bad news came from Reynolds American, Inc., Dollar Tree, Inc., Zimmer Holdings, Inc., and NVIDIA Corp. |