Tuesday morning Micron (MU) reported earnings.
The chipmaker earned 82 cents on $5.44B of revenue, which beat on both the top and bottom line.
Analysts were looking for earnings of 75 cents on $5.27B of revenue.
Micron also provided guidance that was well above consensus forecasts. The company expects earnings of 95 cents on revenue of $5.75B – $6.25B, which was well above the consensus forecasts of 79 cents on revenue of $5.46B.
The stock closed up 4.8% on Tuesday.
Let’s review the weekly cycle analysis.
Micron (MU) Weekly Chart
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askSlim Technical Briefing:
The weekly cycle analysis suggests that MU is in a rising phase in an overall neutral cycle pattern. Weekly momentum is positive.
On the upside, there is an intermediate-term Fibonacci resistance at 54.76.
On the downside, there are intermediate-term Fibonacci supports from 45.77 – 40.18. For the bulls to gain control of the intermediate-term, we would need to see a weekly close back above 54.76.
askSlim Sum of the Evidence:
MU is in a rising phase with positive momentum. Given the neutral cycle condition, we would expect the stock to trade in a range between 55 and 46 through the summer.
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