Position before next BreakOut **Dividend**

Fundamentally HSBC is confident that their internal investment of process amelioration was a success which wil make the company a lot more efficient with regards to future challanges coming due to the automation revolution.
Investors seem to believe and started buying the stock back. HSBC was always paying a nice dividend and so are they this year.
Conservative investors may wait until trend confirmation a new breakout. More aggressive may buy 1/2 now, TP on the BO. Buy back into 1/2 at BO level and buy another half in the support.

Strategy:
Better than 50/50 chance on capital gain for mid-term
Dividend payment
Potential Options hedges to increase your income on this opportunity