The Alphabet Inc. Class A stock (NASDAQ: GOOGL) opened with a positive gap on Monday, and continued trading north throughout the session, overcoming last Thursday’s high of 1885. Overall, the stock continues to balance above the upside support line drawn from the low of September 23rd, and thus, we would consider the outlook to be positive.
Today, the company reports its earnings results for Q4 FY 2020. Expectations are for a small rise in earnings per share, although revenue is forecast to grow at the fastest pace in four quarters. Market participants may also pay extra attention to cloud revenue, as those operations have grown fast, especially in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, due to a lot of employees working from home. The forecast is for cloud revenue to have grown at a healthy pace, but a slower one compared to Q4 FY 2019.
If the results top market expectations, we may see the stock touching its all-time high again, at 1931.41, hit on January 21st. If investors are not willing to liquidate near that level this time around, a break higher may see scope for extensions towards the psychological round figure of 2000.
Turning our gaze to our short-term oscillators, we see that the RSI runs above 50, while the MACD, already positive, has just poked its nose above its trigger line. Both indicators detect upside speed, corroborate the notion for further advances. Nonetheless, the RSI has just ticked down, suggesting that a corrective setback may occur before the next leg north.
Having said that, in order to abandon the bullish case, we would like to see the stock falling below 1768. Such a move may also take the share below the upside support line taken from the low of September 23rd, and may initially target the 1695 level, marked by the lows of December 21st and January 6th, or the 1657 area, marked by the highs of November 2nd and 3rd. If neither support zone is able to halt the slide, then a break lower may pave the way towards the low of October 30th, at 1600.
Disclaimer:
The content we produce does not constitute investment advice or investment recommendation (should not be considered as such) and does not in any way constitute an invitation to acquire any financial instrument or product. The Group of Companies of JFD, its affiliates, agents, directors, officers or employees are not liable for any damages that may be caused by individual comments or statements by JFD analysts and assumes no liability with respect to the completeness and correctness of the content presented. The investor is solely responsible for the risk of his investment decisions. Accordingly, you should seek, if you consider appropriate, relevant independent professional advice on the investment considered. The analyses and comments presented do not include any consideration of your personal investment objectives, financial circumstances or needs. The content has not been prepared in accordance with the legal requirements for financial analyses and must therefore be viewed by the reader as marketing information. JFD prohibits the duplication or publication without explicit approval.
There are risks involved with trading of cash equities. Past performance is not indicative of future results. You should consider whether you can tolerate such losses before trading. Please read the full Risk Disclosure.
Copyright 2021 JFD Group Ltd.