Babcock
A trading opportunity for you?
Will Babcock break support, or will it rise again back to 632p Oct/Nov highs?
- Babcock has a 573p support zone since late October , bouncing twice, most recently today.
- Now trading 588p (at time of writing).
- Shares -33.1% from 2018 highs; +1.6% from 2018 lows; -16.7% year-to-date.
- Will the pattern repeat itself, with the shares bouncing off support again?
- 19 Sept: Babcock’s Avincis ‘may attract buyers’, says Jefferies
- 19 Sept: Babcock Backs FY expectations
- Source: Bloomberg, FT, Reuters, DJ Newswires
Trading Babcock – An Example
Let’s say you like the Babcock chart and you think the price is heading back towards 633p again. You decide to buy exposure to £10,000 worth of Babcock using a CFD, at the current price of 587p. To do this, you need £2,000.
Let’s assume Babcock rises back to 633p (+7.8%). Your profit would be £780, from your initial investment of £2,000.
Conversely, let’s assume you open the above position, and place a stop-loss at 3% from the current price. Babcock falls 3% and hits your stop-loss. Your loss would be £300.
This is provided for information purposes only. It should not be taken as a recommendation.

