{"id":2868,"date":"2025-07-19T17:30:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T17:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moderncryptotrader.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/19\/three-stocks-in-focus-one-old-favorite-one-mag-name-and-a-dow-comeback-story\/"},"modified":"2025-07-19T17:30:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T17:30:45","slug":"three-stocks-in-focus-one-old-favorite-one-mag-name-and-a-dow-comeback-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moderncryptotrader.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/19\/three-stocks-in-focus-one-old-favorite-one-mag-name-and-a-dow-comeback-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Stocks in Focus: One Old Favorite, One Mag Name, and a Dow Comeback Story"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This week, let’s dive into three interesting stocks: a well-known Dow stalwart, a tech giant in a tug of war, and a former Dow member showing signs of revival. Whether you’re looking for opportunity, caution, or something worth watching, there’s a little something here for every thoughtful investor.<\/p>\n

Sherwin-Williams (SHW): Painting a Better Picture?<\/h2>\n

Sherwin-Williams, Co.<\/strong> (SHW) comes into earnings flat year-to-date, and is hoping that a solid quarterly result can turn the price around. This Dow stock, and the second biggest member of the Materials Select Sector SPDR<\/strong> ETF (XLB), has traded higher after three of its last four results and has an average expected move of +\/- 3.6% when it reports.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

FIGURE 1. DAILY CHART OF SHERWIN-WILLIAMS. The uptrend needs to hold to maintain the uptrend.<\/span>Chart source: StockCharts.com. For educational purposes.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

From a technical perspective, there are some bright spots. The reality, however, is that the stock has a lot of work to do to be considered healthy again. And from a risk\/reward metric, this recent uptrend from the lows needs to hold. Otherwise, look for a retest of the $310 level on a dip.<\/p>\n

The good, the bad, and the ugly:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Shares continue to make higher lows, which is a bullish sign<\/p>\n

There’s bullish divergence in its Relative Strength Index<\/a> (RSI) \u2014 it’s going higher while the stock stalls<\/p>\n

The MACD<\/a> gave us a short-lived buy signal and has now turned negative<\/p>\n

Trading below both key moving averages<\/a><\/p>\n

There’s major resistance at the $360 level<\/p>\n

This is one to put on your watchlist, with definitive risk\/reward levels to monitor. To jump in ahead of earnings seems more of a crapshoot, so reacting to price action may be the best play. Patience may be your best friend.<\/p>\n

Alphabet (GOOGL): A Mag Stock or Just Mag History?<\/h2>\n

Alphabet, one of the “Magnificent 7” stocks, has had a rough ride lately. The company has been facing continual headwinds due to antitrust and litigation risk, AI competition disrupting search, and a massive CapEx spend.<\/p>\n

Shares have been stuck in neutral for the last year. They are lower by -2.5% year-to-date and 11% off all-time highs. If the company can address these concerns and focus on the positives of its YouTube and Waymo divisions, it could be back on the upswing.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

FIGURE 2. DAILY CHART OF GOOGL STOCK. It’s in the middle of a rebound and could be at an interesting pivot point.<\/span>Chart source: StockCharts.com. For educational purposes.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Technically, I will keep this five-year daily chart as simple as possible. It’s intriguing, to say the least.<\/p>\n

GOOGL was dangerously close to breaking down in early April, but quickly regained its key support level. Now it finds itself in the middle of a nice rebound and at an interesting pivot point. The bull case is more concrete at these levels, but I’m sure the bears are looking at a potential head-and-shoulders topping formation in the works as well.<\/p>\n

As we examine, watch the 50 and 200-day moving averages closely. They are at a key consolidation area and need to act as support in a small downturn. If not, then back to the major support area we go, and a potential head-and-shoulders top is in play.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The good news is that overall momentum continues to favor the upside. We have a good support area at the averages (your risk) and then a potential run to $200 easily if we get a nice pop on earnings. If so, this could be the fourth of the “Magnificent 7” stocks trading at all-time highs.<\/p>\n

Intel (INTC): A Blast From the Past, Showing Signs of Life?<\/h2>\n

Remember Intel? It once dominated the landscape during the dot-com era, was a proud member of the Dow, and now is just a struggling former tech giant trying to stay relevant in a challenging environment. We are not claiming they are back by any stretch, but maybe the worst is over for now, as new management and constructive price action have set up a “deja vu” trade that hearkens back to early 2023.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

FIGURE 3. WEEKLY CHART OF INTC STOCK. The stock is above its 50-week moving average, there’s a bullish divergence in the RSI and MACD, and the bottom base was tested several times.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chart source: StockCharts.com. For educational purposes.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Technically, we highlight price action daily over a five-year weekly period. The risk\/reward set-up seems quite favorable at current levels and also looks eerily similar to its last rebound.<\/p>\n

Here’s the current scenario that also occurred in 2022\/2023.<\/p>\n

Bottom\/base that was tested multiple times and held<\/p>\n

Bullish divergence in both key momentum indicators – RSI and MACD<\/p>\n

Price followed and broke above the 50-week moving average<\/p>\n

Price was over 40% below its 200-week moving average \u2014 something to reverse<\/p>\n

In 2023, shares rallied back. Will this situation resolve similarly?<\/p>\n

The risk to the downside seems worth the possible reward up to the moving average. Whether or not the stock has turned it around completely is a different story, but for now, the tide seems to be shifting.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Bottom Line<\/h2>\n

These three stocks offer a mix of opportunity and caution. Be sure to add these stock to your ChartLists and watch the action unfold as the companies report earnings.<\/p>\n

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