Benzinga - If history is any guide, there may be good fortune ahead for shares of KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC). A so-called "golden cross" has formed on its chart and, not surprisingly, this could be bullish for the stock.
What To Know: Many traders use moving average crossover systems to make their decisions.
When a shorter-term average price crosses above a longer-term average price, it could mean the stock is trending higher. If the short-term average price crosses below the long-term average price, it means the trend is lower.
Why It's Important: The 50-day and the 200-day simple moving averages are commonly used.
The golden cross occurs when the 50-day crosses above the 200-day. This could mean the long-term trend is changing.
That just happened with KLA, which is trading around $399.00 at publication time.
Remember: Seasoned investors don't blindly trade Golden Crosses.
Instead, they use it as a signal to start looking for long positions based on other factors, like price levels and company fundamentals & events.
For seasoned investors, this is just a sign that it might be time to start considering possible long positions.
With that in mind, take a look at KLA's past and upcoming earnings expectations:
EPS Estimate | 6.24 | 5.50 | 4.82 | 5.44 |
EPS Actual | 7.06 | 5.81 | 5.13 | 5.59 |
Revenue Estimate | 2.61B | 2.43B | 2.20B | 2.33B |
Revenue Actual | 2.72B | 2.49B | 2.29B | 2.35B |
Also consider this overview of KLA analyst ratings:
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