Healthcare REIT Shares Tumble

Dear Reader,

Yesterday, we looked at a Monthly Price Chart of Generac Holdings Inc. noting that the stock’s 1-Month Price is trading below the 10-Month SMA signaling a ‘Sell’.

For today’s Trade of the Day we will be looking at an On Balance Volume chart for Welltower Inc. stock symbol: WELL.

Before breaking down WELL’s OBV chart let’s first review which products and services are offered by the company.

Welltower Inc., an S&P 500 company headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, is driving the transformation of health care infrastructure. The Company invests with leading seniors housing operators, post-acute providers and health systems to fund the real estate infrastructure needed to scale innovative care delivery models and improve people’s wellness and overall health care experience.

Confirming a Price Downtrend with OBV

The WELL daily price chart below shows that WELL is in a price downtrend as the current price is below the price WELL traded at five months ago (circled). The On Balance Volume chart is below the daily chart.

On Balance Volume measures volume flow with a single Easy-to-Read Line. Volume flow precedes price movement and helps sustain the price downtrend. When a stock closes up, volume is added to the line. When a stock closes down, volume is subtracted from the line. A cumulative total of these additions and subtractions form the OBV line.

On Balance Volume Indicator

● When Close is Up, Volume is Added

● When Close is Down, Volume is Subtracted

● A Cumulative Total of Additions and Subtractions form the OBV Line

Volume flow precedes price and is the key to measuring the validity and sustainability of a price trend.

We can see from the OBV chart below that the On Balance Volume line for WELL is sloping down. A down-sloping line indicates that the volume is heavier on down days and selling pressure is exceeding buying pressure. Selling pressure must continue to exceed buying pressure in order to sustain a price downtrend. So, On Balance Volume is a simple indicator to use that confirms the price downtrend and its sustainability.

The numerical value of the On Balance Volume line is not important. We simply want to see a down-sloping line to confirm a price downtrend.

Confirmed ‘Sell’ Signal for WELL

Since WELL’s OBV line is sloping down, the most likely future price movement for WELL is down, making WELL a good candidate for a put option purchase.

Let’s use the Hughes Optioneering calculator to look at the potential returns for a WELL put option purchase.

The Put Option Calculator will calculate the profit/loss potential for a put option trade based on the price change of the underlying stock/ETF at option expiration in this example from a flat WELL price to a 12.5% decrease.

The Optioneering Team uses the 1% Rule to select an option strike price with a higher percentage of winning trades. In the following WELL option example, we used the 1% Rule to select the WELL 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 WELL in-the-money option strike price, WELL stock only has to decrease 1% for the option to breakeven and start profiting! Remember, if you purchase an at-the-money or out-of-the-money put 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 WELL stock is flat at 63.70 at option expiration, it will only result in a 4.5% loss for the WELL option compared to a 100% loss for an at-the-money or out-of-the-money put 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 put 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 WELL on 12/19/2022 before commissions.

When you purchase a put option, there is virtually no limit on the profit potential of the put if the underlying stock continues to decline in price.

For this specific put option, the calculator analysis below reveals if WELL stock decreases 5.0% at option expiration to 60.52 (circled), the put option would make 43.7% before commission.

If WELL stock decreases 10.0% at option expiration to 57.33 (circled), the put option would make 92.0% before commission and would greatly outperform the stock return*.

The leverage provided by put options allows you to maximize potential returns on bearish stocks.

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