TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Friday: BRKB, NOC, TSO, FSLR, BRCM, EXPD, SBUX
Stocks were little changed going into Friday’s session. But beneath the surface, measured profit-taking is sending a number of energy stocks lower ahead of the final trading day of the week. Down two days in a row are shares of both ^SLB^ and ^BHI^. Materials stocks, on the other hand, were a source of strength, with stocks like ^AA^ and ^DOW^ overbought above the 200-day moving average.
Here are 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Friday.
Shares of ^BRKB^ (below) pulled back by more than 2% ahead of trading on Friday.
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Pulling back by more than 8%, shares of ^NOC^ closed at their lowest levels of the year and only cents above its 200-day moving average.
Some of the most aggressive selling in oil stocks came in the pullback of more than 3% in shares of ^TSO^.
Despite the sharp pullback, the stock is still very much in neutral territory and will require significant additional weakness before reaching oversold levels.
Reversing back to the upside after a one-day pullback, shares of ^FSLR^ rallied to a new short term high on Thursday, gaining more than 3%.
Down five days in a row ahead of trading on Friday were shares of ^BRCM^. The stock was down more than 2% on Thursday alone and is oversold above the 200-day.
Shares of ^EXPD^ (below) have become increasingly overbought above the 200-day moving average and are vulnerable to a short term pullback.
EXPD has closed higher for seven days in a row, the last three in overbought territory.
After closing lower for four days in a row, shares of ^SBUX^ rallied into strength going into Friday’s trading, closing at its highest level in a week.
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