Major tech stocks look a little sluggish early in pre-market trading on Thursday, as the headline noise continues.
Microsoft looks like it’s going to be a little bit sluggish here early during the trading session on Thursday as the downtrend looks to continue. Ultimately, I think this is a market that will remain somewhat lackluster as the AI trade seems to be fizzling out. If we do continue to fall from here, I’ll be watching right around the $380 level for a potential support level. If we turn around and break above the $400 level, that would be extraordinarily bullish, so do keep that in mind, but as things stand right now, this looks like it’s going to still struggle a bit.
Amazon looks like it may perk up a bit. Not a huge surprise, the market is getting fairly close to the 200-day EMA, and of course, Amazon is a company that a lot of larger funds are involved in. It’s obviously a stalwart of the main Wall Street type of trade, and I think as long as the consumer is doing fairly well in the United States, Amazon will continue to be a winner longer term. The question is, can we get a turnaround from here? So, I’m waiting to see if we can take out the highs of the previous session; that would be a good sign.
Apple looks like it’s finding support in this region. The $290 level has been important. The 50-day EMA coming into the picture also helps, so I think you have to look at this through the prism of a market that, quite frankly, should continue to be bullish longer term as it is so widely held.
If we were to break down below the lows of the last couple of days, it could open up a drop to the $280 level, but I’m not really looking for that quite yet. It’s just a possibility you have to keep in the back of your mind.
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Chris is a proprietary trader with more than 20 years of experience across various markets, including currencies, indices and commodities. As a senior analyst at FXEmpire since the website’s early days, he offers readers advanced market perspectives to navigate today’s financial landscape with confidence.