American Airlines (AAL) Just Flashed Golden Cross Signal: Do You Buy?

From a technical perspective, American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) is looking like an interesting pick, as it just reached a key level of support. AAL's 50-day simple moving average crossed above its 200-day simple moving average, which is known as a "golden cross" in the trading world.A golden cross is a technical chart pattern that can signify a potential bullish breakout. It's formed from a crossover involving a security's short-term moving average breaking above a longer-term moving average, with the most common moving averages being the 50-day and the 200-day, since bigger time periods tend to form stronger breakouts.There are three stages to a golden cross. First, there must be a downtrend in a stock's price that eventually bottoms out. Then, the stock's shorter moving average crosses over its longer moving average, triggering a positive trend reversal. The third stage is when a stock continues the upward momentum to higher prices.A golden cross is the opposite of a death cross, another technical event that indicates bearish price movement may be on the horizon.AAL could be on the verge of a breakout after moving 11.1% higher over the last four weeks. Plus, the company is currently a #2 (Buy) on the Zacks Rank.The bullish case only gets stronger once investors take into account AAL's positive earnings outlook for the current quarter. There have been 8 upwards revisions compared to none lower over the past 60 days, and the Zacks Consensus Estimate has moved up as well.With a winning combination of earnings estimate revisions and hitting a key technical level, investors should keep their eye on AAL for more gains in the near future.5 Stocks Set to DoubleEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2024. While not all picks can be winners, previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.Most of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.Today, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL): Free Stock Analysis ReportTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks