$AAPL Ichimoku Cloud Analysis

Weekly Chart

• $AAPL is bullish as all Ichimoku Cloud elements are properly aligned
• Use Daily or Hourly Chart for an entry point.

Daily Chart

• $AAPL is bullish.  Ichimoku Cloud issued a bullish signal on May 1.

Conclusion Investors should seek an entry point to ride the bullish trend.

$TSLA Ichimoku Cloud Analysis

Weekly Chart

• Price is showing upward momentum and a bullish signal was issued when price crossed Kijun Sen (red line)
• Bullish signal is neutral since signal occurred in the cloud
• Leading cloud is red (Senkou Span A is below Senkou Span B), but Senkou Span A is pointing upward and cloud will change to green if it crosses Senkou Span B

Daily Chart

• $TSLA is now bullish on the daily chart after being bearish since October
• $TSLA's exit above the cloud turned overall sentiment to bullish
• Price is showing a slight pullback which may be a buying opportunity with Tenkan Sen pointing slightly upward while Kijun Sen is flat
• Leading cloud is green since Senkou Span A is above Senkou Span B

Conclusion
Investors wishing to include $TSLA in their portfolio can scale in to manage risk.

$BABA Ichimoku Cloud Analysis

$BABA is trading in a range of $80-$85 with no upside momentum.  The Ichimoku Cloud is bearish and Tenkan Sen (blue line) is below Kijun Sen (red line) and the cloud's thickness offers strong resistance to the upside up to $92.50.  The leading span is thinning due to the tight trading range, but is pointing downward.  Chikou Span (closing price shifted 26 days in the past (green line) is below the price curve and further confirms the bearish state.

Conclusion
It would be best for investors to avoid this stock until it demonstrates some upside momentum.

$SPY Ichimoku Cloud Analysis

Monthly Chart
$SPY remains in a long-term uptrend as all Ichimoku Cloud elements are properly aligned: Price curve is above Tenkan Sen (blue line); Tenkan Sen is above Kijun Sen (red line): Cloud is green. Flattening of Tenkan Sen reveals momentum is slowing.

Weekly Chart

$SPY weekly chart confirms that the medium-term is also bullish with Tenkan Sen (blue line) acting as support and Kijun Sen pointing upwards and rising.  Cloud is green and leading cloud spans which are shifted 26 days in the future are pointing upward.

Daily Chart
Daily chart reveals slight pullback, but with price remaining above the cloud which is bullish. Price bounced off Kijun Sen (red line) which provided support.




Conclusion
This may be an opportunity for investors to buy the dip.  Scale in.

AVOID: Twitter ($TWTR) -With execs using $TWTR as their personal piggy bank, investors should avoid this stock like the plague

Things may get worse and the stock price may find itself in the teens.

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UnitedHealth Group ($UNH) is trading sideways and needs to set a new high before nimble investors jump onboard

Johnson & Johnson ($JNJ) is directionless with the cloud providing support

McDonalds ($MCD) is in a $94-$100 trading range

Amazon ($AMZN) shoots up like a bottle rocket

Up 14%.

Microsoft ($MSFT) blasts through the Ichimoku Cloud

Results that exceeded analyst expectations catapults $MSFT up over 10%.

Facebook ($FB) closed below Kijun Sen on daily chart which is bearish

The signal is considered to be weak sinced it occurred above the cloud.

Facebook ($FB) has traded in the $80-$85 range for several weeks

The long-term trend is bullish.

AT&T ($T) Let's monitor $T to see if price falls back toward the cloud

AT&T ($T) shot up over 4%, but the weekly chart reveals flat trading since March 2014

Don't be surprised if price falls back into the cloud.

Unitedhealth Group ($UNH) has the potential to trade sideways and can't seem to breakout above 120