United Utilities
A trading opportunity for you?
Will United Utilities break support, or will it rise back to 853p ?
- Bounce off rising support at 786p to trade 796p (at time of writing).
- Will the pattern repeat? Will the shares bounce to 853p again?
- Shares -9.6% from 2019 highs; +10.4% from 2019 lows; +8% year-to-date.
- 11 Apr: UK Water regulator says bills to fall for some 7.9m households in England
- 26 Mar: Expects FY19 revenue and underlying operating profit growth
- Source: Bloomberg, FT, Reuters, DJ Newswires, AlphaTerminal
Trading United Utilities – An Example
Let’s say you like the United Utilities chart and you think the price is heading back towards 853p again. You decide to buy exposure to £10,000 worth of United Utilities using a CFD, at the current price of 796p. To do this, you need £2,000.
Let’s assume United Utilities rises back to 853p (+7.1%). Your profit would be £710, 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. United Utilities 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.

