3 Big Stock Charts for Tuesday: Twitter, Lowe’s and Procter & Gamble

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Following through on Friday’s bullishness, more hope on the trade front spurred the S&P 500 up to the tune of 1.21%. The move left behind a gap, though, and still left the index under a couple of key moving average lines that could be resistance.

3 Big Stock Charts for Tuesday: Twitter, Lowe's and Procter & Gamble
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Chinese stocks led the charge. Enthused about the prospect of rekindled trade between China and the United States, Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) rallied nearly 8% during the regular session headed into its post-close earnings report. But, shares jumped nearly another 9% on numbers investors liked.

Iqiyi (NASDAQ:IQ) was up almost 6% during yesterday’s regular-hours session, but didn’t see the same post-close fate as Baidu. IQ stock fell more than 9% after Monday’s closing bell rang. Revenue came up short of expectations and guidance was less than thrilling as well.

Holding the market back was General Electric (NYSE:GE), down 1.4% as investors continue to grapple with recent accusations that its balance sheet under-reflected its true risks.

As for names worth a closer, trading-oriented look headed into Tuesday’s session, check out the stock charts of Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW), Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) and Twitter (NYSE:TWTR). Here’s what’s most noteworthy.

Twitter (TWTR)

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It has been incredibly erratic action, but progressive action nonetheless. That is, Twitter shares are being guided upward, squeezed toward the narrowing tip of an ascending wedge pattern. More recently, TWTR stock has been finding support at levels that suggest the buyers are working on forcing a breakout.

That won’t be easy, particularly given how overbought Twitter shares are since the bottom made in early 2017. But, the pattern that has taken shape thus far isn’t atypical of initial public offerings. Every one has to fall apart sooner than later, but most everyone eventually shrugs it off and works its way into a bullish mode.


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Lowe’s (LOW)

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Lowe’s shares haven’t made a straight line to their current price since finding a bottom in 2009. In fact, there has been nothing straight about LOW stock for years. But, a well-established bullish trend line has kept the overarching advance intact. The up/down action, in fact, has been oddly reliable for years.

Something has changed just within the past few weeks, however, that could finally snap the winning streak. On the other hand, that would require one final but significant technical floor to buckle. The stock could reach that inflection point sometime as early as this week.


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Procter & Gamble (PG)

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At the beginning of 2018, most investors had doubts about Procter & Gamble. Although relatively new, David Taylor was capable, but it appeared the company might be beyond anybody’s help.

The tide turned in a convincing way by the middle of last year though, resulting in a rebound effort that has been tightly defined by a narrow trading range. Although overbought and ripe for a pullback, until it’s clear the lower boundary of that range is no longer holding up, the advance has to be respected. That’s especially true given the circumstances that have taken shape of late.


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As of this writing, James Brumley did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities. You can learn more about him at his website jamesbrumley.com, or follow him on Twitter, at @jbrumley.


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