Yesterday, PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) released its quarterly earnings report, which significantly exceeded expectations
Yesterday, PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) released its quarterly earnings report, which significantly exceeded expectations:→ Earnings per share ($2.29) beat estimates of $2.26.→ Gross revenue ($23.94 billion) also came in above forecasts of $23.94 billion.
According to The Wall Street Journal, PepsiCo will have a new Chief Financial Officer in a month — Steve Schmitt, a senior executive from Walmart. Analysts suggest that this leadership change could give the company a fresh boost, particularly as it continues to face challenges with sales growth, reflected in a months-long downtrend in its share price.
Technical Analysis of the PEP Chart
The PepsiCo share chart clearly highlights a disappointing trend, illustrated by the red descending channel.
However, there are signs that the situation could be shifting — and here’s why:
→ In May–June, the chart formed a relatively narrow range, which may reflect accumulation by large market participants who saw value in the stock at lower levels and began building long positions near a key psychological mark.
→ Between July and September, the share price rose from $130 to $150, suggesting a shift in market sentiment and indicating that institutional investors may have taken bullish positions.
While the long upper shadows above the $150 level reveal aggressive selling pressure, there are solid reasons for optimism:
→ PEP price movements suggest that the stock is attempting a bullish breakout above the upper boundary of the red descending channel;→ as shown by the arrow, yesterday the price created a bear trap — dipping to a two-month low before rebounding sharply;→ this could indicate that large players have shifted their control zone upwards, from $130 to $140.
If the bullish outlook proves correct, we could see price action developing within an upward channel (shown in blue), with the key resistance level for the bulls remaining near the psychological $150 mark.
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Jason