The US stock market is somewhat quiet in the premarket trading of Wednesday, as seen in some of the largest tech stocks that I follow here at FX Empire.
Palantir looks like it’s going to open up a little bit lower, which quite frankly, I think it needs to. We are getting to the point where we are basically just straight up in the air, and a pullback is going to be necessary sooner or later. And in fact, you’d have to drop basically 20-ish percent to get back down to the top of the gap from just a couple of weeks ago.
We could drop as low as $84 just to capture the entire gap being filled and then bounce, the 50 day EMA sits there as well. And well, I don’t necessarily say that’s going to happen. It’s very well within the realm of possibility. Because of this, I’m looking for some type of pullback before I get bullish about this market again.
The Microsoft premarket looks like it’s going to open up right about where it closed, maybe down just a few cents, but it is worth noting that we are right here on this major uptrend line. It’ll be interesting to see if we can hold the $400 level because I think that’s where the battle line has been drawn.
If we get a little bit of upward momentum, the 200 day EMA sits up there waiting to cause problems and a break above there opens up the possibility of a move all the way to the $445 level. If we do break down below $400, we will probably drop to 380 before seeing any real hint of support.
Alphabet looks like it’s going to open up right around where it closed as well, maybe just a touch higher. And at this point in time, if the market can reach the $187.50 level, it’s going to encounter a bit of resistance, but breaking above there would be a very good sign for Alphabet.
Keep in mind that we’ve had earnings calls recently, and Alphabet is no different, but at this point in time, I think it’s probably only a matter of time before the buyers come back in and pick up this stock, as Google has been a stalwart for years, and I just don’t see that changing now. The candlestick for the trading session on Tuesday was a bit of a hammer, so I’ll be watching this one closely.
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