MUNICH, GERMANY - DECEMBER 26, 2018: Microsoft logo at the company office building located in Munich, Germany
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) stock price is showing some recovery after a strong sell-off in the last two weeks. The tech giant stock is trading at $321.88 as it makes its way to the $327 level to confirm the breakdown. This will be a critical retest.
Microsoft has become one of the best-performing stocks in the first half of 2023. The stock price of the multi-trillion-dollar company has surged by an incredible 65% since the start of the year. The US Stock market is showing some signs of recovery as indices like NASDAQ100 and S&P500 closed Monday in the green.
Microsoft and Activision have been making headlines once again. The tech giant has offered only to buy the cloud-streaming rights to all current and future Activision games released for the next 15 years in a revised proposal. Previously, the UK Competition and Markets Authority had denied Microsoft a $75 billion offer to buy Activision over competition concerns.
At the start of 2023, Microsoft confirmed the investment of around $10 billion into OpenAI, the creators of ChatGPT. Microsoft listed its aim to develop Microsoft Azure into a powerful AI tool as one of the reasons for the investment. This news acted as a catalyst for the 65% increase in Microsoft stock price during the first half of 2023.
The price chart for NASDAQ: MSFT shows the price broke below the $327 support level at the start of August and has been trading below ever since. Currently, the price is only 1.5% away from retesting the $327 level.
If the bears remain successful in keeping the price below $327, I expect another 11.5% correction all the way to the $281-$292 demand zone. A bounce can be expected from that level. However, for a bullish reversal, the stock needs to flip the $327 level into support.
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