Amazon joins the trillion-dollar club! What's next?

Februar 21, 2020 11:17

February 2020 could prove to be a historic month for Amazon. The company of 'everything' officially became the fourth tech company to join the $1 trillion club, after Apple, Microsoft and Alphabet (Google).

It's been a remarkable journey for Amazon whose share price was trading under $100 just 11 years ago. It currently sits comfortably above the $2,000 price level but some analysts believe it could hit $3,000 by mid-2021. Let's take a look at the company in more detail.

Amazon earnings prove to be a winner

In Amazon's most recent earnings report the company smashed expectations by reporting fourth-quarter earnings per share of $6.47 against an analyst average expectation of $4.03. That alone got investors very excited, helping the stock price surge more than 10% in after-hours trading.

Some of the key facts from the earnings report include:

  • Record quarterly signups for Prime with more than 150 million paying members around the world.
  • Orders have more than doubled in 2,000 communities where Amazon offers free grocery delivery to Prime members.
  • Alexa now being users by more businesses with Fiat Chrysler adding the virtual assistant to its car infotainment systems.
  • AWS cloud continues to expand which is a key growth area and profit driver.

It was only in May 2019, that one analyst came out with a $3,000 price level target for Amazon shares to be reached by mid-2021 at the earliest. The call from the investment banking giant, Piper Jaffray, may not seem so outlandish anymore. This is only made stronger by the fact all the trillion-dollar tech giants have faced several investigations on their business practices and market dominance by the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission in recent years - yet their share prices still continue to outperform.

How to Trade Amazon

Below is the long-term, monthly price chart of Amazon's share price:

Source: Admiral Markets MetaTrader 5, AMZN, Monthly - Data range: from 1 April 2011 to 13 February 2020, accessed on 13 February 2020 at 10:15 am GMT. Please note: Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.

With Admiral Markets you can speculate on the price direction of Amazon's share price by using a CFD (Contract for Difference) which allows traders to go long and short on the market, using leverage. You can learn more about leverage in the 'What is Leverage in Forex Trading?' article.

While the monthly chart above shows a clear trend higher, the weekly chart shows periods of trends, as well as consolidations (where prices move sideways), as shown below:

Source: Admiral Markets MetaTrader 5, AMZN, Weekly - Data range: from 9 November 2014 to 13 February 2020, accessed on 13 February 2020 at 10:45 am GMT. Please note: Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.

Much of the recent consolidation in Amazon's share price is highlighted between the two blue lines in the chart above. This type of chart pattern is known as an ascending triangle formation or wedge pattern. It is known as a bullish chart pattern as the market makes a series of swing higher low cycle formations before breaking through an identifiable horizontal resistance line.

Amazon shares did break above the blue horizontal line in the chart above, thanks to a much better than expected fourth-quarter earnings report as discussed earlier in this article. The pattern is suggesting further upside. Many traders would then work their way through the lower time frames such as the daily, four-hour, one-hour and thirty-minute chart to find suitable long, or buy entries.

Finding price levels on where to enter and exit and how to risk manage the trade are dependent on the type of trading strategy used by individual traders and the indicators used for technical analysis. For example, on the thirty-minute chart below, Amazon's share price tends to turn around the 21-period exponential moving average (the blue wavy line). Traders will often use indicators like moving averages to help identify the trend, as well as levels of support and resistance which could lead to turning points in the market.

Source: Admiral Markets MetaTrader 5, AMZN, M30 - Data range: from 13 January 2020 to 13 February 2020, accessed on 13 February 2020 at 11:00 am GMT. Please note: Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.

To learn more about techniques for different types of strategies like swing trading and day trading read the 'Trading Strategies' guide.

Even though Amazon is trading at record highs, there is still some way to go before Piper Jaffray's $3,000 price target is reached. The question now is, how will you be trading it?

One way is to make sure you have access to the best trading products available to you. Did you know Admiral Markets provides a supercharged version of MetaTrader 5 called the MetaTrader Supreme Edition? This provides traders with additional trading features such as the correlation matrix, Admiral Pivot, a mini-terminal for quick and advanced order functionality and much, much more!

Did you know that you can also access the MetaTrader Supreme Edition completely free?! To start your free download simply click on the banner below:

INFORMATION ABOUT ANALYTICAL MATERIALS:

The given data provides additional information regarding all analysis, estimates, prognosis, forecasts, market reviews, weekly outlooks or other similar assessments or information (hereinafter "Analysis") published on the website of Admiral Markets. Before making any investment decisions please pay close attention to the following:

1.This is a marketing communication. The content is published for informative purposes only and is in no way to be construed as investment advice or recommendation. It has not been prepared in accordance with legal requirements designed to promote the independence of investment research, and that it is not subject to any prohibition on dealing ahead of the dissemination of investment research.

2.Any investment decision is made by each client alone whereas Admiral Markets AS (Admiral Markets) shall not be responsible for any loss or damage arising from any such decision, whether or not based on the content.

3.With view to protecting the interests of our clients and the objectivity of the Analysis, Admiral Markets has established relevant internal procedures for prevention and management of conflicts of interest.

4.The Analysis is prepared by an independent analyst Jitan Solanki, Freelance Contributor (hereinafter "Author") based on personal estimations.

5.Whilst every reasonable effort is taken to ensure that all sources of the content are reliable and that all information is presented, as much as possible, in an understandable, timely, precise and complete manner, Admiral Markets does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any information contained within the Analysis.

6.Any kind of past or modeled performance of financial instruments indicated within the content should not be construed as an express or implied promise, guarantee or implication by Admiral Markets for any future performance. The value of the financial instrument may both increase and decrease and the preservation of the asset value is not guaranteed.

7.Leveraged products (including contracts for difference) are speculative in nature and may result in losses or profit. Before you start trading, please ensure that you fully understand the risks involved.

Avatar-Admirals
Admirals Vse rešitve na enem mestu za porabo, investiranje in upravljanje denarja

Več kot samo broker, Admirals je finančno središče, ki nudi široko paleto finančnih produktov in storitev. Omogočamo vam upravljanja vaših osebnih financ preko enkratne združene rešitve, ki omogoča investiranje, porabo in upravljanje denarja.