Analysts expect the maker of the Big Mac -- and Dow component -- to report earnings of $1.23 before the opening bell on April 22. After setting an all-time intraday high at $103.70 on April 12, 2013, the stock traded as low as $92.22 on Feb. 5 of this year. McDonald's has been trading back and forth around its 200-day SMA since Aug. 14, with this average now at $96.58.
The weekly chart is positive, with its five-week MMA at $97.70. The 200-week SMA is $89.39 and the stock has been above this key level since February 2004. Weekly and monthly value levels are $98.79 and $94.56, with annual and semiannual risky levels at $106.59 and $111.95
The weekly chart is positive, with its five-week MMA at $97.70. The 200-week SMA is $89.39 and the stock has been above this key level since February 2004. Weekly and monthly value levels are $98.79 and $94.56, with annual and semiannual risky levels at $106.59 and $111.95