Apr 30, 2012: 3:55 PM CST Many traders have been following the stellar move in Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) though the recent sharp pullback has spooked many participants.

Let's take a look at the key short-term price levels (and chart structure) to watch for potential opportunities in the weeks ahead.

First, the Daily Chart levels:

Two main levels have developed on the chart, which are emphasized on the intraday chart below:

The first is the Upper Resistance from the falling 20d EMA at $420.

The second is t he Lower Support via the rising 50d EMA ($404) and "Round Number" support at $400 which is also the April 2012 swing low.

Luckily, these serve as easy reference levels: $400 and $420.

Let's take a moment to discuss a few more factors from the Daily Chart before focusing on these levels.

The most obvious development is the "creeper" power-rally through early 2012 that provided an extra-stable angle of ascent in price - you just don't see patterns this clean very often.

The rally produced a mini-bull flag and successful retracement test of the rising 20d EMA in early April.

From there, price pushed one more time to $440 ahead of the sharp retracement/decline that brings us to our current position between these two "Bull/Bear" reference levels.

The potential for a trend reversal exists IF price breaks under the $400 level - that's something CMG Bulls must watch carefully.

However, the Bears must be on guard for a turn-around rally and breakthrough above the $420 pivot level - a move above $420 suggests a resumption of the uptrend and continuation swing back to $440's high.

These will be the two objective scenarios that lead us to the game-planning in real-time:

Bullish for Trend Continuity if above $420 or Bearish for Trend Reversal under $400.

The intraday chart clarifies the picture:

The intraday chart with the recent volume and momentum divergences - at the moment - tends to favor the Bears as long as price remains under the $415 pivot (EMA confluence).

The potential for a "short-squeeze" exists between $415 and $420 (the 'neutral' zone).

Finally the Bullish Breakout Buy trigger develops above $421 and $422 (to be safe).

If you're active in trading CMG shares or options, keep these levels in mind in combination with additional signals/trades you are managing.

Corey Rosenbloom, CMT

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