Benzinga - If history is any guide, there may be trouble ahead for shares of General Motors (NYSE:GM). A so-called "death cross" has formed on its chart and, not surprisingly, this could be bearish 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 death cross occurs when the 50-day moves below the 200-day. This could mean the long-term trend is changing.
That just happened with General Motors, which is trading around $34.20 at publication time.
Remember: Seasoned investors don't blindly trade Death Crosses.
Instead, they use it as a signal to start looking for short 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 short positions.
With that in mind, take a look at General Motors's past and upcoming earnings expectations:
EPS Estimate | 1.69 | 1.89 | 1.30 | 1.68 |
EPS Actual | 2.12 | 2.25 | 1.14 | 2.09 |
Revenue Estimate | 40.65B | 41.77B | 34.59B | 37.33B |
Revenue Actual | 43.11B | 41.89B | 35.76B | 35.98B |
Also consider this overview of General Motors analyst ratings:
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