Uber (UBER) shares were up 7.7% at one point early in the Feb. 8 session after the ride-hailing company reported earnings. The stock then faded from the post-earnings rally.
At last check Uber shares were up 2%, while Lyft (LYFT), which reports Thursday, was 4% lower.
The fade in Uber's stock price shouldn’t be too surprising to investors, particularly after the rally we’ve seen in the stock. The shares have logged a weekly gain six weeks in a row. Coming into the report, Uber stock had also rallied six daily sessions in a row, accumulating a gain of almost 18%.
Even if the results were good — and they were — the bar was set quite high after the rally.
As for the earnings, Uber stock initially jumped after the company reported a near-50% gain in revenue to top expectations, while adjusted earnings also beat estimates. Further, the company’s first-quarter-revenue outlook soared past analysts’ expectations.
Lastly, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi was quite bullish, saying, “We ended 2022 with our strongest quarter ever, with robust demand and record margins."
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Coming into the earnings report, Uber shares were still struggling with the 50% retracement and the $33 to $34 resistance zone. Both have been in effect for several months.
With today’s rally, Uber stock burst through these measures and raced up toward the 61.8% retracement.
Unfortunately for the longs, the current rally has simply gotten too long in the tooth. At today’s high, Uber’s six-week rally had taken it higher by more than 57%. That’s a big move, even if the travel industry is doing quite well.
From here, bulls would love to see a close above prior resistance (the $33 to $34 zone) and the 50% retracement. These measures have been a ceiling to the stock price and if shares can get above and stay above them, it will be a bullish development despite today’s fade.
Below $33 and the fourth-quarter high of $31.82 is back in play, followed by the 10-week moving average.
On the upside, a move over the 61.8% retracement would be monumental for the bulls, opening the door to $42.50, then potentially $48 to $50.
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