Shares of Cirrus Logic, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRUS, Stock Forum) – which provides chips for Silicon Valley sultan Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL, Stock Forum ) – have skyrocketed more than 290% during the past 52 weeks, guided higher along the support of their 10-week and 20-week moving averages. Furthermore, the equity has been a broad-market standout, outpacing the S&P 500 Index (SPX) by 88% during the past 60 sessions.
However, in the wake of the security's significant run higher recently, one potential point of concern is now a lack of support, with the aforementioned trend-lines struggling to keep up. Plus, the stock's Relative Strength Index (RSI) now rests at 67 – dangerously close to "overbought" territory.
However, option speculators are betting on more upside for the stock, which has racked up a 10-day call/put volume ratio of 4.68 on the International Securities Exchange (ISE) and Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE). In other words, speculators on the ISE and CBOE have bought to open almost five CRUS calls for every put during the past two weeks.
Garnering the most attention has been the stock's soon-to-be front-month June 17.50 strike, which has seen about 2,300 call positions added during the past week. As such, the out-of-the-money 17.50 strike is now home to peak call open interest in the June series of options, with more than 2,400 contracts in residence.
Meanwhile, CRUS' sentiment backdrop suggests that most analysts have also joined the bulls' party. According to Zacks, two thirds of the analysts covering the stock already rate it a "strong buy," with the remaining brokerage firms maintaining "hold" endorsements. With nary a "sell" in sight, the equity may have a difficult time luring additional analysts to the bullpen.
In conclusion, as the stock's 10-week and 20-week moving averages play catch-up, the shares could struggle to find support in the near term. In addition, both the security's lofty RSI and analyst configuration indicate that CRUS could have trouble attracting another wave of buyers to the already-crowded bullpen. As such, a short-term lull on the charts would be far from surprising for CRUS, as potential investors wait for a more opportune entry point for a long position.
Disclosure: Andrea Kramer has no financial interest in any of the equities or products mentioned in this column.