Analyzing Long-Term Stock Trends for AAPL, AMD, AMZN & GOOGL

With the beginning of a new month, what better time to look at a handful of 5 year monthly candlestick charts? Analyzing long-term stock trends usually involves the use of monthly candlestick charts. Reviewing long-term trends helps to set expectations for upcoming share price moves. The best trading results involve setting expectations and then monitoring those expectations.

Remember that this is a quick hits article to look at several different stock charts at one time. If you want a more detailed analysis for any company, drop a request below or in the Idea Chamber. I can take a look at shorter-term trends and also look at some possible trade set-ups developing for any of them.

Apple (AAPL)

This 5 year monthly chart for Apple (AAPL) suggests a continued move towards the $220 price level. At the $220 price level there is a confluence of Target Lines from 2 different Fibonacci Extension Tools.

MACD Histogram Shows Buying Momentum Is Increasing Again

When the MACD Histogram reflects increasing buying momentum, it almost always leads to higher prices. The exception would be a bearish divergence, but that does not appear to be the case for Apple.

A long-term trade would be to stay long until the $220 price area is reached and then look for a pullback to the $200 area to reload any sold shares.