CRM support zone 230 hit

Support zone: close above is a hit. Close on the level is a push. Graded on the regular-session close.

A support zone is a price below the market where a large amount of options positioning sits. The idea is that this positioning can slow a move down there, so the test is simple: does the stock close above it? When it was posted at 08:45 ET, CRM traded at 235, 2.2% above the support zone. On the same map, the next level above was 240 and the next level below was 220. See the original post.

Price traded through the support zone during the session (first 5-minute close on the wrong side at 4 PM ET), with a low of 229.13 and a high of 237.65. In the last hour price moved down 6.56, from 235.69 to 229.13.

The regular-session close was 236.67, 6.67 (2.90%) above the support zone at 230. Under the rule (support zone: close above is a hit), that is a hit.

CRM finished the day up 3.1%, while SPY was up 0.2%. We found no single clear company-specific catalyst for the day in our notes.