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After Golden Cross, Ryanair (RYAAY)'s Technical Outlook is Bright

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After reaching an important support level, Ryanair Holdings PLC (RYAAY - Free Report) could be a good stock pick from a technical perspective. RYAAY recently experienced a "golden cross" event, which saw its 50-day simple moving average breaking out above its 200-day simple moving average.

Considered an important signifier for a bullish breakout, a golden cross is a technical chart pattern that's formed when a stock's short-term moving average breaks above a longer-term moving average; the most common crossover involves the 50-day and the 200-day, since bigger time periods tend to form stronger breakouts.

Golden crosses have three key stages that investors look out for. It starts with a downtrend in a stock's price that eventually bottoms out, followed by the stock's shorter moving average crossing over its longer moving average and triggering a trend reversal. The final stage is when a stock continues the upward climb to higher prices.

This kind of chart pattern is the opposite of a death cross, which is a technical event that suggests future bearish price movement.

Shares of RYAAY have been moving higher over the past four weeks, up 11%. Plus, the company is currently a #3 (Hold) on the Zacks Rank, suggesting that RYAAY could be poised for a breakout.

Looking at RYAAY's earnings expectations, investors will be even more convinced of the bullish uptrend. For the current quarter, there have been 1 changes higher compared to none lower over the past 60 days, and the Zacks Consensus Estimate has moved up as well.

Moving Average Chart for RYAAY

Given this move in earnings estimates and the positive technical factor, investors may want to keep their eye on RYAAY for more gains in the near future.


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