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e.l.f. Beauty Is Sitting Pretty for Upside

Charts indicate that investor interest in ELF has grown. Here's how traders can play the stock.
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Shares of the beauty firm e.l.f. Beauty  (ELF)  rallied towards their March highs Tuesday after the sell-side firm Canaccord Genuity said that the company's growth story was still strong. I last wrote about ELF on May 23 and was looking for more price action.

Let's check on the charts and indicators again.

In the daily bar chart of ELF, below, I can see that the shares are trading above the rising 50-day moving average line and above the rising 200-day moving average line. 

The On-Balance-Volume (OBV) line declined to a low in late May and has reversed to the upside. The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) oscillator is back above the zero line and pointed higher.

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In the weekly Japanese candlestick chart of ELF, below, I can see a longer-term uptrend in progress. Prices trade above the rising 40-week moving average line. 

The trading volume has been increasing the past two years and that is a very positive development that tells me that investor interest in ELF has grown. The weekly OBV line shows a two year rise followed by a sideways trend. The MACD oscillator is above the zero line and in a position to turn higher again for a fresh outright buy signal.

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In this daily Point and Figure chart of ELF, below, I can see an upside price target in the $257 area.

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In this weekly Point and Figure chart of ELF, below, I can see a price target in the $297 area. Let's call it $300.

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Bottom-line strategy: Traders could go long ELF at current levels risking to $194 or on strength above $224. The $257 area is my first price target for now.

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