KATX Kat Exploration Died Today

I am being a bit too dramatic with the title of this post, but to a certain degree it is true.  I mentioned in previous posts on KATX that it must must hold .105 support to keep the bullish scenario alive for breakout later in time.

Today KATX chose to bust support and close at .098 on heavy volume.  It violated support which was very significant support.  It turns out that the 6/14/2010 very high volume down swing was a very significant clue (we talked about this before) that damaged the stock’s uptrend beyond repair.

Today’s close under .105 means that now .105 becomes new resistance and KATX may drift lower for months maybe back to very low pennies.  Only a strong close back up inside the range above .115 will get me bullish again and thinking it has another life in it.  This looks very unlikely at this point although it is not entirely impossible.

Penny stocks transition into many different phases one day at a time.  Keep in mind that I do not hold anything against KATX and there is nothing to take personally here.  It is simply a matter of making a judgment of the chart and determining which way the wind blows.  Right now the wind is blowing very bearish for this stock.  Extreme caution is advised.

I suspect that a lot of capital from KATX is being pumped into LBSR as a transfer trade.  LBSR is in a very different stage of its trading cycle however.  It may soon top later this week.

So for now it is time to say goodbye to KATX…  The long sideways trading channel was showing some possible bullish possibilities but it is important to know when to cut loose and run just as with any other stock.