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FAANG Starts the Year with a Baang

Arthur Hill

Arthur Hill

Chief Technical Strategist, TrendInvestorPro.com

The five FAANG stocks, Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google (Alphabet), started the year strong as three moved back above their 50-day SMAs on Tuesday. Alphabet and Amazon were already above their 50-day SMAs so this means all five are back above these key moving averages. The chart below shows all five with the patterns at work. First note that all five are in long-term uptrends because they recorded 52-week highs in the third quarter and are above their rising 200-day SMAs. The top window shows FB breaking out of a triangle consolidation. We can then see AAPL bouncing near consolidation support. AMZN is trading within a tight triangle and poised for a breakout. NFLX broke the October trend line with a gap and this signals an end to its correction (Oct to Dec). And finally, GOOGL broke out of a falling flag with a 1.88% surge on Tuesday. 

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Arthur Hill
About the author: , CMT, is the Chief Technical Strategist at TrendInvestorPro.com. Focusing predominantly on US equities and ETFs, his systematic approach of identifying trend, finding signals within the trend, and setting key price levels has made him an esteemed market technician. Arthur has written articles for numerous financial publications including Barrons and Stocks & Commodities Magazine. In addition to his Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation, he holds an MBA from the Cass Business School at City University in London. Learn More