Earnings Evaluation: GOOGL, AMZN, AAPL | ChartWatchers

Three massive bellwether shares introduced earnings on the identical day, after the shut, and so they all missed estimates. Does this imply the Expertise sector or the broader market will head decrease?

Not essentially. From a technical perspective, forward of earnings, the charts of Alphabet (GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN), and Apple (AAPL) have been leaning in the direction of being bullish. Here is a technical perspective.  

Alphabet (GOOGL): What to Watch Out For

GOOGL’s breakaway hole on February 2 signifies some significance for the next causes. It betrays sturdy bullish sentiment on the day it is slated to report earnings after hours. It additionally locations share costs above three essential ranges of resistance:

• The 200-day shifting common
• The December 2 (2022) excessive resulting in the latest rounding backside, and 
• The October 25 excessive previous the bearish swing, which introduced GOOGL inventory to its lowest 12-month stage.

CHART 1: WILL GOOGLE STAY ABOVE ITS 200-DAY MOVING AVERAGE? We’ll see how the inventory reacts after its earnings report. If it goes above it, the 200-day MA might develop into a help stage. Chart supply: StockChartsACP. For illustrative functions solely.

• Relying on the state of affairs, gaps usually get stuffed, and the result following the fill depends upon whether or not the preliminary bullishness was pushed by actual anticipated worth or overextended exuberance.
• For the present swing to develop right into a stronger development, GOOGL ought to stay above its 100-day shifting common. 
• A transfer beneath the January 6 swing low (at 84.86) would seemingly invalidate any uptrend thesis.

Amazon (AMZN): What to Watch Out For

Including the Ichimoku cloud overlay to the value chart takes care of among the essential factors a dealer must be searching for. The cloud helps establish development path, help, and resistance ranges. 

Whereas Amazon’s inventory value could also be tempting to purchase given it gapped as much as its 200-day shifting common, it is best to take a step again and have a look at the larger image (see chart beneath).  

CHART 2: AMAZON IN THE CLOUD. The Ichimoku cloud overlay identifies help and resistance ranges and development path. Chart supply: StockChartsACP. For illustrative functions solely.

Contemplate the next:

• Value is buying and selling above the shaded band, which suggests the highest line of the band (inexperienced line) can be your first help stage. The underside band line (purple line) can be the second help stage. 
• The bottom line (cyan) can be utilized to substantiate a development. Since AMZN’s inventory value is above the bottom line, it is a sign that value might go increased. 
• The conversion line (pink) is one other development affirmation indicator. The path of this line coincides with development path. Within the chart of AMZN inventory, the pink line is trending increased, which is one other constructive for the inventory value.

There are lots of different methods to make use of the Ichimoku cloud indicator however its important function is to behave as a measure of future value motion which is why you see the cloud extending past the prevailing value bar. You possibly can see a bullish cloud forming with the purple line above the inexperienced line. There’s additionally a lagging span line (white). Whereas it is lagging, it nonetheless is beneficial in figuring out value path. It is trending up and is above the value charts from 26 bars in the past. That is one other constructive indication.

Any reversal in any of those traces or a reversal within the crossover ought to provide you with a warning to a possible reversal in value path. 

Apple (AAPL): What to Watch Out For

Out of the three, Apple’s inventory value has held up fairly effectively. Since reaching a excessive in January 2023, the inventory value has seen barely decrease highs and lows however the inventory has held above its 50% Fib Retracement ranges (see chart beneath). 

CHART 3: A BULLISH BIAS IN APPLE? The inventory value is approaching its 23.6% Fib retracement stage and there is a likelihood that value might transfer increased. Chart supply: StockChartsACP. For illustrative functions solely.

• Should you have a look at the Fib retracement ranges from the 2020 low to the January 23, 2022 excessive, value is approaching its 23.6% stage (upwards), having bounced barely above the 50%  retracement stage. If Apple’s inventory value crosses above it, then it might seemingly develop into a help stage, contemplating it has been examined as a resistance stage about 5 occasions since 2021.
• Observe that from December 13 to the current day outlines a V Backside. If Apple inventory pulls again within the subsequent few days to check its V backside neckline (white trendline), you not less than have some concept as to the prevailing market sentiment, which at present leans bullish.
• The relative energy index (RSI) and stochastic oscillator point out that AAPL could also be approaching “overbought” ranges. Which may make you suppose that costs might pull again however bear in mind, these oscillators can maintain oversold readings for a prolonged time period (so train warning).

One other factor to contemplate: Apple’s earnings, together with these of Amazon, Alphabet, and different shares inside or correlated to massive tech might play a big position together with or regardless of the prevailing technical readings. It is a case the place fundamentals might or might not play together with dealer sentiment as revealed by the pre-earnings technical setup. 

Commerce With Warning

Earnings are tough to commerce, notably for these trying to enter early on to catch the upside. Primarily based on the Nasdaq’s efficiency in comparison with the S&P and Dow, the general market bullishness appears to be favoring tech-heavy names. At this time’s triple earnings, following Meta’s constructive shock, might enhance all three shares. However they might additionally pull again to their help ranges. So, simply set your stops earlier than you enter any trades. 

Disclaimer: This weblog is for academic functions solely and shouldn’t be construed as monetary recommendation. The concepts and techniques ought to by no means be used with out first assessing your personal private and monetary scenario, or with out consulting a monetary skilled.