Netflix, Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX), along with Tesla, will kick off big tech earnings on Tuesday when the streaming entertainment company prints second-quarter financial results after the market close.
The stock has been trending higher on the daily time frame since March 13, surging about 66% since that date. On Wednesday, Netflix was climbing slightly north.
When the streaming giant printed its first-quarter results on April 18, the stock dropped about 0.8% the following day before continuing in a fairly consistent uptrend.
For the first quarter, Netflix reported earnings per share of $2.88, beating the Street estimate of $2.86. The company reported revenues of $8.16 billion, which missed the $8.18-billion consensus estimate.
For the second quarter, analysts expect Netflix to report earnings per share of $2.85 on revenues of $8.29 billion. Traders and investors will be watching closely to see how many new subscribers the company was able to add during the quarter.
From a technical analysis perspective, Netflix’s stock looks neutral heading into the event, trading in an inside bar pattern but with its relative strength index trending in overbought territory.
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Netflix started trading on Wednesday with an inside bar pattern and was attempting to break up from Tuesday’s high-of-day heading into its earnings print. The pattern leans bullish because the stock was trading higher before creating the formation.
- Netflix is also trading in a strong uptrend, making a series of higher highs and higher lows. The most recent confirmed higher high was formed at the $450.97 mark on July 5 and the most recent higher low was printed at the $431.04 mark on July 11.
- Bullish traders want to see the stock break up from the mother bar on higher-than-average volume, which could signal the stock will completely close a gap between $458.49 and $506.94, which was left behind on Jan. 21, 2022. If that occurs, the stock is likely to find resistance near the top of the empty trading range.
- Bearish traders want to see Netflix suffer a negative reaction to its earnings print and for the stock to fall under the $430 mark, which would negate the uptrend and possibly give bulls more confidence going forward.
- Netflix has resistance above at $481.63 and at $505.37 and support below at $448.96 and at $425.54.
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