Data Center REIT Jumps to New Highs
July 16th, 2024
Data Center REIT Jumps to New Highs
On July 15th, we looked at a Monthly Price Chart of S&P Global Inc., noting that SPGI’s 1-Month Price is trading above the 10-Month SMA signaling a ‘Buy’
June16th, Trade of the Day we will be looking at a Daily Price chart for Digital Realty Trust, Inc. stock symbol: DLR.
Before breaking down DLR’s daily price chart let’s first review which products and services are offered by the company.
Digital Realty Trust is engaged in the ownership, acquisition, repositioning and management of the technology-related real estate. Specifically, the company offers data center, colocation and interconnection solutions for domestic and international tenants through its portfolio of data centers located throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
Now, let’s begin to break down the Daily Price chart for DLR. Below is a Daily Price Chart with the price line displayed by an OHLC bar.
Buy DLR Stock
The Daily Price chart above shows that DLR stock has been hitting new 52-Week Highs regularly since early July.
Simply put, a stock does not just continually hit a series of new 52-Week Highs unless it is in a very strong bullish trend.
The Hughes Optioneering team looks for stocks that are making a series of 52-Week Highs as this is a good indicator that the stock is in a powerful uptrend.
You see, after a stock makes a series of two or more 52-Week Highs, the stock typically continues its price uptrend and should be purchased.
Our initial price target for DLR stock is 165.25 per share.
97.2% Profit Potential for DLR Option
Now, since DLR stock is currently making a series of new 52-Week Highs this means the stock’s bullish rally will likely continue. Let’s use the Hughes Optioneering calculator to look at the potential returns for a DLR call option purchase.
The Call Option Calculator will calculate the profit/loss potential for a call option trade based on the price change of the underlying stock/ETF at option expiration in this example from a flat DLR price to a 12.5% increase.
The Optioneering Team uses the 1% Rule to select an option strike price with a higher percentage of winning trades. In the following DLR option example, we used the 1% Rule to select the DLR option strike price but out of fairness to our paid option service subscribers we don’t list the strike price used in the profit/loss calculation.
Trade with Higher Accuracy
When you use the 1% Rule to select a DLR in-the-money option strike price, DLR stock only has to increase 1% for the option to breakeven and start profiting! Remember, if you purchase an at-the-money or out-of-the-money call option and the underlying stock closes flat at option expiration it will result in a 100% loss for your option trade! In this example, if DLR stock is flat at 159.52 at option expiration, it will only result in a 6.0% loss for the DLR option compared to a 100% loss for an at-the-money or out-of-the-money call option.
Using the 1% Rule to select an option strike price can result in a higher percentage of winning trades compared to at-the-money or out-of-the-money call options. This higher accuracy can give you the discipline needed to become a successful option trader and can help avoid 100% losses when trading options.
The goal of this example is to demonstrate the powerful profit potential available from trading options compared to stocks.
The prices and returns represented below were calculated based on the current stock and option pricing for DLR on 7/15/2024 before commissions.
When you purchase a call option, there is no limit on the profit potential of the call if the underlying stock continues to move up in price.
For this specific call option, the calculator analysis below reveals if DLR stock increases 5.0% at option expiration to 167.50 (circled), the call option would make 45.6% before commission.
If DLR stock increases 10.0% at option expiration to 175.47 (circled), the call option would make 97.2% before commission and outperform the stock return nearly 10 to 1*.
The leverage provided by call options allows you to maximize potential returns on bullish stocks.
The Hughes Optioneering Team is here to help you identify profit opportunities just like this one.
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*Trading incurs risk and some people lose money trading.