GS – Goldman Sachs (Last:135.20)

Goldman Sachs (GS) price chart with targetsWe haven’t done anything in Goldman in a while, but a moderate rally today could provide a good opportunity to get short with a tight stop-loss. Officially we’ll offer 200 shares at 136.83, stop 137.01, but if you want to use puts instead, try the August 125s.  You should pay no more than 2.80 for them, however, and the stop-loss will still apply. _______ UPDATE (11:11 a.m. EDT):  A short from 136.92 was stopped out minutes after entry for a tiny trading loss, although one could have partially covered the trade as low as 136.51. That’s how low GS dipped initially after opening on a $1+ gap. The actual high was 137.17, implying that higher highs lie ahead, but for now the stock has relapsed to a so-far low of 134.76. While it may seem as though our stop-loss was too tight, the pattern was sufficiently precise to justify the one we used.