Growth stocks have been in a world of pain, but it does look like the group is trying to bottom. Just look at Pinterest PINS stock.
I like to look for 35% to 50% declines in high-quality growth stocks. That’s when I start to poke around the group and accumulate these names. Historically, that’s a great time to get long, although the post-COVID rally makes that rule of thumb a little more difficult to maneuver.
In any regard, PINS stock is trying to find its footing. Here’s some encouraging signs I’m seeing in this one.
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In looking at the weekly chart, I see five consecutive weeks of decline, followed by a doji-ish hold of the 50-week moving average.
That comes after three consecutive weeks of declining volume and a little bit of divergence on the Williams %R reading. Does that guarantee a bounce is coming?
Of course not.
While there are signs of a possible bounce, we need confirmation and that comes through rotation.
What I would love to see here is a rotation over last week’s high at $60.34. That gives us all of the observations above plus a weekly-up rotation. That could put the 10-week moving average in play, currently near $69.
On the flip side, the risk is that PINS stock gives us a weekly-down rotation below $53.94, potentially putting more downside in play.
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