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With the key averages logging a robust up week throughout the board, and with the Nasdaq 100 lastly retesting its 200-day shifting common from under, it may really feel like a difficult time to take a shot at profitable charts. It’s possible you’ll ask your self, “Do I actually wish to be betting on additional upside after an extremely robust April?”

When the macro atmosphere feels much less sure, I discover it is useful to return to tried-and-true technical evaluation approaches. By figuring out shares with constructive chart patterns, we will hopefully focus our consideration on names that might do nicely whatever the general market actions within the coming weeks.

With that bottom-up investing justification in thoughts, let’s assessment three current earnings names which are exhibiting robust technical profiles going into subsequent week.

Visa Inc. (V)

Each Visa (V) and Mastercard (MA) reported earnings, and each shares skilled an upside follow-through after their quarterly report. Visa has been pounding out a constant sample of decrease lows and decrease highs for the reason that finish of February, however this week seems to have damaged that downtrend sample.

After Tuesday’s earnings launch, Visa accomplished a transfer out of the downtrend part by breaking trendline resistance utilizing the key peaks from February and March. Wednesday’s up day pushed V again above the 50-day shifting common, a degree which had repelled a earlier breakout try in mid-April. MA has now damaged above its late March excessive, and an identical transfer subsequent week would recommend a retest of all-time highs for Visa.

Coca Cola Co. (KO)

The Shopper Staples sector pulled again this week, and main names within the sector, corresponding to Coca-Cola (KO), skilled a short drop post-earnings. KO is demonstrating a cup-and-handle sample, though we have not seen the breakout that will serve to verify a bullish outlook.

We have used the Annotations instrument to attract a rectangle marking the resistance zone from the September 2024 peak. Subsequent peaks in March and April 2025 have retested this similar vary, forming the cup-and-handle sample which regularly precedes a robust upthrust. The set off for this sample is a confirmed break above the rim of the cup, and, with this week’s pullback, traders must await this bullish affirmation.

We have famous the bearish momentum divergence in current months, with the upper worth highs in March and April marked by weaker RSI peaks. With this bearish divergence clearly signalling a weaker momentum profile, we would want to see a legitimate break above $74 on stronger RSI readings to negate the divergence and make sure an upside breakout.

CME Group Inc. (CME)

Since I mentioned the exchanges with Jay Woods on my Market Misbehavior podcast again in February, I have been following the resilient uptrend of upper highs and better lows. The each day chart encompasses a collection of consolidation patterns adopted by upside breakouts which have led to additional good points.

That is the form of chart that I take into consideration when somebody asks, “However in the event you’re shopping for the brand new highs listing, is not that too late?” The chart of CME reveals that new highs usually result in much more new highs. And when a inventory like CME Group retains pulling again to an ascending 50-day shifting common, I am reminded the essence of trend-following is to stay invested in charts that proceed to work.

Within the immortal phrases of legendary technical analyst Paul Montgomery, “Probably the most bullish factor the market can do is go up!”

I had the pleasure of heading again into the StockCharts TV studio this week to shoot the “Prime Ten Shares for Could 2025” video with Grayson Roze. Visa was one of many 5 shares I contributed. Take a look at the opposite 9 on this week’s video!

RR#6,

Dave

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David Keller, CMT

President and Chief Strategist

Sierra Alpha Analysis LLC

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