Potash CEO: The Best Is Yet To Come

As reported from Reuters, the CEO of Potash has recently stated that he believes that the next five years could be "the greatest period of growth" for the company in its history. He goes on to say: "We have a lot of pricing power. We're nowhere near peak pricing." Given recent fertilizer price increases, demand, and stock price activity, this certainly seems like a bold statement. As seen in the daily and weekly charts below (from stockcharts.com), the price activity for Potash has been outstanding. The weekly chart shows a nearly perfect 45 degree line uptrend for both the weekly price and its 50 and 200 week averages.



Charts like this are both exciting and scary. While the chart looks good technically, logic tells us that what goes up must surly come down - or at least take a breather. While not apparent on the weekly chart, the daily chart does show some consolidation before moving back up, albeit somewhat volatile. If the stock can hold above the $210-215 level, then investors may have a little more confidence that the uptrend will continue. Recent comments from the Potash CEO should certainly help provide some short-term buying interest in the stock. If he is correct, and fertilizer prices truly are going up and demand does stay strong, than Potash and its competitors (Mosaic and Agrium) should continue to outperform.