Swing Trading Plan
Holding Period
3-7 trading days
Expected figures are probability-weighted from our historical pattern database; Trade R:R is measured from the entry, target and stop levels.
Current Setup
Douglas Emmett is a REIT focused on office and multifamily properties in Los Angeles and Honolulu. DEI is tracing a rounding bottom pattern with the stock currently at $11.49, positioned between support at $8.94 and resistance at $14.70. The pattern quality score of 63 overall reflects moderate structure (14.0) and breakout characteristics (13.0), with weaker volume support (9.0). RSI at 43.57 shows neutral momentum—neither overbought nor oversold. The stock sits 28.5% above its 52-week low, having recovered 25.3% over three months despite recent weakness of -5.4% in the past week. Volume is barely elevated at 1.05x average.
Stock Context
Douglas Emmett reported 2025 results with Q4 revenue of $249 million versus $245 million in 2024, and FFO per share declined from $1.71 to $1.45 while AFFO fell to $221 million. For 2026, the company expects FFO per share between $1.39 and $1.45 and net loss per diluted share between $(0.20) and $(0.14). Analysts have recently trimmed expectations and maintained neutral ratings. However, recent analyst actions include a price target raised to $14 from $13 at Evercore ISI on June 8 and to $12 from $11.50 at Scotiabank on May 19. The company declared a $0.19 quarterly dividend payable July 15, 2026. The stock shows 27.78% gain over 90 days contrasting with -12.45% annual return, indicating recent stabilization after weakness.
What to Expect
A successful breakout above the $14.70 resistance would target $11.99 on the conservative measure, though the measured move suggests potential extension toward prior peaks. The 66.02% win probability indicates this pattern has reasonable historical success. Volume confirmation is critical—the current 1.05x ratio is marginal; breakout validity requires volume expansion above the recent 2.7 million share level. Invalidation occurs decisively below $8.94 support. The rounding-bottom structure suggests a gradual shift from seller exhaustion to buying interest. Beta of 0.85 implies moderated price swings relative to the market.
Risk Factors
Despite affirming dividends, recent analyst downgrades coincided with weaker momentum, and softer office leasing trends with guidance pointing to potential net income pressure could challenge valuations. AFFO and FFO declined materially year-over-year despite stable revenues—AFFO fell from $276.5 million to $221.3 million. Fair value assumptions depend on office occupancy recovery, while higher interest costs and guidance for continued net income losses present downside risk. First Eagle Investment Management reduced its position by 3.4% in Q4 2025, signaling institutional caution. The office REIT sector faces structural headwinds from remote work adoption. Volume support at 9.0 is weak for breakout sustainability. MACD histogram negative at -0.1022 suggests momentum lag despite price stabilization.
How We Find and Score This Setup
We scan more than 6,000 NYSE and NASDAQ stocks every trading day and compare each detected pattern against a database of 370,000+ historical detections. Every setup is scored across three dimensions: Structure, Volume, and Breakout Readiness. Win probability is a calibrated estimate of how similar historical setups performed over the following 10 trading days. This is a swing trading tool built for multi-day holds. It is not built or tested for day trading.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is DEI a good swing trade?
DEI scored 63 out of 98 on our rounding bottom scan, with a 66% historical win probability over a 3-7 trading days hold. Moderate setup based on our systematic scoring.
What is the entry, target, and stop loss for this setup?
The setup's reference price is $11.49, with a conservative target of $11.99 and a stop loss at $10.86.
What would invalidate this rounding bottom setup?
A close below the stop loss at $10.86 would invalidate the setup and suggest the pattern has failed.
How is the win probability calculated?
Win probability is a calibrated estimate of how similar historical rounding bottom setups performed over the following 10 trading days, drawn from a database of 370,000+ historical pattern detections across 6,000+ NYSE and NASDAQ stocks.