• Amazon stock experienced a downside correction from 2023 high

• Has been trading without clear direction since then

• Momentum indicators suggest a cautiously positive bias

Amazon’s stock had been in a steady uptrend since the beginning of the year, attempting to erase part of its huge 2022 decline. However, in mid-September the stock pulled back from its 2023 peak, with the price trading sideways below the 50-day simple moving average (SMA) for the first time since early March.

Should the share price get a boost from the Q3 earnings release and reclaim the 50-day SMA, immediate resistance could be met at the October high of 134.30. Conquering this barricade, the bulls might then aim for the July peak of 136.50. A break above that level could pave the way for 146.00, the highest level observed in 2023.

On the flipside, poor financial results could send the price lower towards the 126.00 support one. Sliding beneath that floor, the stock could challenge the September bottom of 122.90. Even lower, the February resistance of 113.50 could prove to be the next barrier for the bears to clear.

Overall, Amazon’s stock has been trading without directional impetus for the past month, while the stochastic oscillators are indicating that near-term risks are cautiously tilted to the positive side. Will the earnings report on Thursday decide the next move for the stock?