Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) Options

Amazon reports better Q4 results, but soft revenue guidance weighs on stock
By: Investing.com | February 6, 2025

Amazon.com stock fell sharply after-hours Thursday after the Internet giant reported softer revenue guidance for the current quarter, offsetting fourth-quarter results that beat analysts' forecasts as the tech giant's cloud growth met expectations and growth in North America improved.

Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) fell more than 5% in after-hours trading following the report.

For the three months ended Dec. 31, Amazon.com announced earnings per share of $1.86 on revenue of $187.8 billion. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of $1.47 on revenue of $187.33 billion.

“The holiday shopping season was the most successful yet for Amazon and we appreciate the support of our customers, selling partners, and employees who helped make it so,” said Andy Jassy, President and CEO, Amazon.

Amazon's North American business, which drives the bulk of growth, saw revenue climb 10% to $115.6B year-over-year in Q4 and margins jumped 8%, which some on Wall Street flagged as big reason for the bull case on the company.

Amazon had 8% EBIT margins in its North America segment, up from 5.9% in the prior quarter, which RBC said is a "continued proof point on the bull case and how global retail business can ramp with the help of higher margin 3p [third-party] services and advertising."

Amazon Web Services, its fast-growing cloud revenue segment, grew 19% to $28.8 billion in-line with analyst expectations.

For Q1, sales are expected to be $151 to $155.5 billion, missing estimates of $158.33B. The softer guidance comes as the company wrestles with a stronger dollar, forecasting a $2.1 billion drag on revenue.

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Amazon $AMZN Just Reported Earnings: Double Beat
By: Evan | February 6, 2025

• AMAZON $AMZN JUST REPORTED EARNINGS

EPS of $1.86 beating expectations of $1.48
Revenue of $187.8B beating expectations of $187.2B

• Amazon $AMZN said next quarter it expects revenue next quarter between $151B-$155.5B below expectations of $158.5B

• Amazon reported AWS net sales of $28.79B below expectations of $28.82B

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Bought 2/21 $180 puts @.10c

Amazon set to pass Walmart in revenue for first time
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/06/amazon-set-to-pass-walmart-in-revenue-for-first-time.html

Buy Amazon Ahead of Earnings Today on Strong EPS Estimate Revisions
By: Zacks Investment Research | February 6, 2025

Global e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) is set to report fourth-quarter 2024 earnings results on Feb. 6, 2025, after the closing bell. The stock currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and has an Earnings ESP of +4.78%. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

Our research shows that for stocks with the combination of a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) or better (Rank #1 or 2) and a positive Earnings ESP, the chance of an earnings beat is as high as 70%. These stocks are anticipated to appreciate after their earnings release. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.

Factors to Consider

Amazon is gaining on solid Prime momentum owing to ultrafast delivery services and a strong content portfolio. Strengthening relationship with third-party sellers is a positive. The growing adoption of the AWS services portfolio is aiding AMZN’s cloud dominance. A robust advertising business is also contributing well. Amazon’s strong global presence remains a key growth driver.

Deepening focus on generative AI is a major plus. AMZN’s AWS is the largest cloud service provider beating Microsoft Corp.’s (MSFT) Azure and Alphabet Inc.’s (GOOGL) cloud services. AMZN reported record business in the 2024-25 holiday season in terms of both sales and items sold.

Also, the improving AI-powered Alexa business, along with robust smart home product offerings, is acting as a tailwind. Growing capabilities in grocery, pharmacy, healthcare and autonomous driving are the other positives. We expect 2024 net sales to increase 10.7% from 2023.

The chart below shows the price performance of AMZN compared with other “Magnificent 7” stocks in the past month.


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Robust Earnings Estimate Revisions for AMZN Stock

For fourth-quarter 2024, the Zacks Consensus Estimate currently shows revenues of $187.28 billion, suggesting an improvement of 10.2% year over year and earnings per share (EPS) of $1.52, indicating an increase of 50.5% year over year.

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fourth-quarter 2024 earnings has improved 1.3% over the last 30 days. AMZN reported positive earnings surprises in the last four reported quarters with an average beat of 25.9%.

At present, the Zacks Consensus Estimate indicates a year-over-year increase of 10.9% and 79.3%, respectively, for revenues and EPS in 2024. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2024 earnings has improved 0.2% over the last 30 days.

Even after this upward revision, the current Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2025 revenues and EPS reflects an upside of 10.8% and 20.1%, respectively. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2025 earnings has improved 0.3% over the last 30 days. AMZN currently has a long-term (3-5 years) EPS growth rate of 28.2%, well above the S&P 500’s long-term EPS growth rate of 12.4%.


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Solid Short-Term Price Upside Potential for AMZN Shares

AMZN has a return on equity of 22.41% compared with -4.62% of the industry and 16.88% of the S&P 500 Index. The short-term average price target of brokerage firms for the stock represents an increase of 6.1% from the last closing price of $236.17. The brokerage target price is currently in the range of $212-$306. This indicates a maximum upside of 29.5% and a maximum downside of 10.2%.


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Amazon $AMZN Aggressive $1.5 Million OTM 1DTE Call
By: Cheddar Flow | February 6, 2025

• $AMZN Aggressive $1.5M OTM 1DTE Call

This whale expects a quick move

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$AMZN Is Amazon good value ahead of Thursday's Q4 earnings report?
By: TrendSpider | February 3, 2025

• Is Amazon good value ahead of Thursday's Q4 earnings report? $AMZN



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The best chart out of the big 7. Can't be too bearish with AMZN 

Cathie Wood & Ark Invest's Buys 41,338 Shares of Amazon com Inc. (AMZN)
By: Ark Invest Daily | January 28, 2025

• Here's what moves Cathie Wood and Ark Invest made in the stock market today 1/28.



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Cathie Wood & Ark Invest's Buys 7,461 Shares of Amazon com Inc. (AMZN)
By: Ark Invest Daily | January 28, 2025

• Cathie Wood and Ark Invest's trade activity from 1/27.



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Amazon share price Double Top Breakout on 28-Jan-2025. GLTA

KEY REVERSAL WEEK ALERT! And right after the gap filled Monday morning

AMZN new 52/high

$AMZN Flow is getting super active here
By: Cheddar Flow | January 27, 2025

• $AMZN Flow is getting super active here.



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$AMZN *Huge* $7.5 Million OTM Call Sell
By: Cheddar Flow | January 27, 2025

• $AMZN Huge $7.5 Million OTM Call Sell

This whale sold the order to open (Vol>OI) and wants to collect the premium on these contracts

*At the Bid*



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$AMZN - Has that Roof-Line in view...
By: Sahara | January 27, 2025

• $AMZN - Has that Roof-Line in view...



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AMZN 10Q due 1/31

Amazon $AMZN - Broke out and closed the week at a new all time high...
By: CyclesFan | January 25, 2025

• $AMZN - Broke out and closed the week at a new all time high. The next target is the 1.618 extension of the 2022 bear market at 255.



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$AMZN *Size* $8.4 Million Calls Just Hit the Tape
By: Cheddar Flow | January 24, 2025

• MASSIVE $AMZN & $META Calls Just Hit the Tape ($10M+)

*Above the Ask*



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AMZN, new 52 high

AWS and Booz Allen Announce Expanded Partnership to Speed Digital Transformation for U.S. Federal Agencies
January 24 2025 - 6:45AM
Business Wire
Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) today announced an expanded partnership and strategic collaboration agreement to accelerate and improve technology outcomes and efficiencies for the U.S. government. Working together, the companies will develop and market solutions to help federal agencies drive innovation, speed decision-making, reduce costs, and scale advanced technologies across intelligence, defense, civil, and commercial missions.
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AMZN were a SMART place for those who parked some of their CASH when AMZN was TRADING below $100.00
They would have NEVER gotten those RETURNS in a CD......

Some notable puts starting to roll in on $AMZN
By: Cheddar Flow | January 22, 2025

• Some notable puts starting to roll in on $SPY & $AMZN

Possible hedges after the upside this week.



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$AMZN - The recent pullback came after hitting the 1.618 extension of the July-August correction at 232...
By: CyclesFan | January 21, 2025

• $AMZN - The recent pullback came after hitting the 1.618 extension of the July-August correction at 232. We're back to the December top. A breakout above 232 would take it to the 1.618 extension of the 2022 bear market at 255. A failure at 232 may lead to a bigger correction.



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Amazon $AMZN has been teasing this flag for so long now...
By: TrendSpider | January 18, 2025

• Amazon has been teasing this flag for so long now...

JUST DO IT ALREADY. $AMZN



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Amazon share price BEAR TRAP on 17-Jan-2025.GLTA

Today Amazon com Inc. (AMZN) is the best performer in the DJIA
By: Thom Hartle | January 17, 2025

• Today (8:38 CST), the best performer in the DJIA is Amazon, Inc. AMZN.



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Amazon Stock Could Swing Back Toward Highs
By: Schaeffer's Investment Research | January 15, 2025

• Amazon stock has pulled back to its bullish 50-day moving average

• The stock hit a record high one month ago

Tech giant Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) has been hanging around the $218 level since pulling back from its recent Dec. 16 record high of $233. The stock could soon get a lift from a historically bullish trendline, however.

Per Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White, AMZN has come within striking distance of its 50-day moving average after a lengthy period above it (defined by White as 80% of the time over the past two months and 8 of the last 10 trading days). This has occurred five other times over the last three years, after which the stock was higher one month later 80% of the time with an average 5.2% gain.

Plus, the stock's 14-day relative strength index (RSI) of 37.9 is nearing "oversold" territory, which is typically indicative of a short-term bounce.



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Amazon Forecast – Major Stocks Look to Move Higher in Premarket
By: Christopher Lewis | January 14, 2025

• AMZN Technical Analysis

Amazon is slightly higher in pre-market trading, but it’s probably worth noting that Amazon is still basically at the bottom of a consolidation range. It really hasn’t taken the brunt of the selling pressure like some other stocks may have. You could make an argument for $215 being an area that you have to watch, due to the previous swing high, the 50-day EMA, and the fact that it has, at least so far, offered a little bit of support, maybe based on market memory, who knows?

But at this point in time, it does look like it’s going to jump a little bit at the open, not much, but then again, it didn’t sell off like some of the other big names that we follow here. The uptrend is still very much intact when it comes to Amazon.



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$AMZN Still one of the most constructive bull setups in the market right now
By: TrendSpider | January 11, 2025

• Still one of the most constructive bull setups in the market right now. $AMZN



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Amazon.com (AMZN) Expands Digital Advertising Offerings
By: Schaeffer's Investment Research | January 9, 2025

• AMZN finished nine of the past 10 years higher

• The stock is starting 2025 near all-time highs

Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) continues to revolutionize the digital advertising space with its new Amazon Retail Ad Service, allowing U.S. retailers to integrate its ad technology directly onto their websites. More specifically, the service enables brands to place "contextually relevant ads" on search results and product pages.

Shares of the tech behemoth have shown resilience despite broader market volatility. AMZN finished 2024 with a 44.4% gain, marking its ninth positive year in the last decade. The equity is off to a decent start in 2025, hovering just below its Dec. 16, all-time high of $233 with support at the $220 level.

Despite this strong performance, short-term options traders still favor puts. This is per Amazon.com stock's Schaeffer's put/call open interest ratio (SOIR) of 0.85, which sits higher than 74% of readings from the past year. An unwinding of this pessimism could provide additional tailwinds for AMZN.

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Bull of the Day: Amazon (AMZN)
By: Zacks Investment Research | January 10, 2025

Amazon (AMZN) has ripped 20% higher in the past three months to finally break out meaningfully above its 2021 highs, outpacing most of its Magnificent 7 technology peers during this stretch.

AMZN stock looks ready to run as Wall Street rewards Amazon for its transition into a mature company churning out massive earnings growth. The cloud computing and e-commerce titan is spending heavily to ensure it grabs its share of the gigantic and rapidly expanding artificial intelligence pie. Amazon is even trying to compete against Nvidia in the AI chip market.

Amazon stock trades at all-time highs while its valuation levels are near their lowest on record, driven by soaring earnings.

Investors should consider buying this Magnificent 7 tech stock in January because Amazon looks dirt cheap and ready to take off again following an underwhelming several years based on its lofty standards.

Why Amazon is a Must-Buy Stock in 2025

Amazon holds nearly 40% of the total e-commerce market share in the U.S., blowing away second-place Walmart’s 7%. Amazon also runs the world’s largest cloud-computing business. AWS controls 31% of the global cloud infrastructure market at 31%, outpacing Microsoft’s (MSFT) 20% and Alphabet’s 12%.
Amazon’s Prime business is expanding its reach in the streaming world to better compete against Netflix and others. On top of that, Amazon’s digital advertising segment is surging. The strength of its higher-margin AWS and ad segments and its commitment to efficiency are driving Amazon’s earnings growth.


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Amazon grew its revenue by roughly $200 billion ($188b) between FY20 and FY23 to pull in a mind-blowing $574.79 billion in 2023.

On top of that, AMZN swung from a loss of -$0.27 a share in 2022 to +$2.90 a share in 2023, restarting its impressive bottom-line expansion of the last several years after its FY22 downturn.

Amazon’s FY24 earnings outlook has climbed 50% in the last 12 months, with its FY25 outlook over 30% higher. Amazon’s EPS per share estimates have surged recently and its Most Accurate Zacks estimates came in solidly above consensus, helping AMZN land a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).

The tech powerhouse has crushed our bottom line estimates by an average of 25% in the trailing four quarters.


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Amazon is projected to grow its earnings by 82% in 2024 and 20% in FY25 to reach $6.32 a share. The company is also expected to boost its sales by 11% in FY24 and 2025 to climb to $706.50 billion in 2025—adding $130 billion vs. FY23.

AMZN is set to post four straight years of low double-digit sales growth following years of much larger expansion as it settles into its standing as a mature tech powerhouse akin to Microsoft. It is also worth stressing that the larger YoY percentage growth figures are impossible to maintain as the base number rises.

Why Amazon is a Great Artificial Intelligence Stock to Buy

Amazon plans to spend more than $100 billion over the next decade on data centers and other efforts to fuel its AI expansion. Amazon in November said it was investing another $4 billion in AI safety and research upstart Anthropic, doubling its investment.
The additional billions Amazon is pouring into the AI company are projected to help Anthropic improve and speed up the development of its Claude AI assistant. Amazon is ramping up its plans to compete against ChatGPT and other customer-facing AI standouts.

Amazon announced in December plans for what it calls an Ultracluster. The gigantic AI supercomputer will be comprised of hundreds of thousands of Amazon’s own Trainium chips. Amazon’s Trainium chips are purpose built by “AWS for AI training and inference to deliver high performance while reducing costs.”


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Tech companies from Apple (AAPL) to Databricks are using AMZN’s newest chips. Amazon is attempting to improve and grow the influence of its in-house-designed chips to compete against Nvidia’s (NVDA) AI GPUs.

According to AMZN, its “Trainium2-based Amazon EC2 Trn2 instances are purpose-built for generative AI and are the most powerful EC2 instances for training and deploying models with hundreds of billions to trillion+ parameters.” Amazon’s new generation of AI chips deliver up to “4x the performance” and have “50% lower training costs than comparable Amazon EC2 instances.”

Now is a Great Time for Traders and Long-Term Investors to Buy Amazon

Amazon stock has climbed around 10,000% in the last 20 years to destroy Tech’s 800%. AMZN has soared 1,400% in the past decade to blow away Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Tech (344%). Yet, Amazon’s 135% climb in the last five years has AMZN neck-and-neck with Tech.


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Amazon is finally starting to break out, surging 20% in the trailing three months vs. Tech’s 6% climb. The recent run pushed Amazon to new all-time highs, breaking out meaningfully above its 2021 peaks for the first time after it briefly climbed above those levels back in July.

Amazon is trading just below its 21-day moving average and near neutral RSI levels.

On the valuation front, Amazon trades over 90% below its highs and at over a 50% discount to its 10-year median at 35.5X forward 12-month earnings. Amazon trades at some of its cheapest forward earnings levels since the 2008 financial crisis. AMZN’s price/earnings-to-growth (PEG) ratio offers 30% value compared to Tech.


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Amazon’s ability to help fund a ChatGPT competitor, integrate AI into all areas of its business, and compete directly against Nvidia in the AI chip industry make AMZN one of the top long-term artificial intelligence investments.

Wall Street agrees, with 46 of the 50 brokerage recommendations Zacks has for Amazon sitting at “Strong Buys.”

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$AMZN's mode continues to expand, yet it appears we may be approaching a peak...
By: Peter DiCarlo | January 9, 2025

• $AMZN's mode continues to expand, yet it appears we may be approaching a peak.

An initial indication is a lower high on the BX. The shift from light green to dark green suggests that while the trend remains bullish, short-term momentum is diminishing.

The optimal window to initiate a long position was between $180-$190. Starting a position now might be considered "chasing," although it doesn't preclude further upward movement.

I would categorize this as a "hold" scenario.



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Amazon com, Inc. $AMZN Total Debt (mrq) $158.53B

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$AMZN Spot value where others can't with the P/E Ratio indicator
By: TrendSpider | January 8, 2025

• Spot value where others can't with the P/E Ratio indicator. $AMZN



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Cathie Wood & Ark Invest's Buys 39,288 Shares of Amazon com Inc. (AMZN)
By: Ark Invest Daily | January 6, 2025

• Cathie Wood and Ark Invest’s trade activity from today 1/6.



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Amazon AMZN heads into 2025 showing strength, with its daily chart mirroring the bullish setup that led to a 17% rally in November...
By: TrendSpider | January 5, 2025

• Amazon heads into 2025 showing strength, with its daily chart mirroring the bullish setup that led to a 17% rally in November. Price continues to surf along the 8/21 EMA cloud, now wedging into support. With the Relative Performance Indicator showing AMZN outperforming 94% of the S&P 500 this quarter, momentum suggests the stock could be gearing up for another leg higher.



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Love me some AMZN.......

$AMZN Active Feed This Morning Various large call buy orders and a couple call sells
By: Cheddar Flow | January 3, 2025

• $AMZN Active Feed This Morning

Various large call buy orders and a couple call sells.



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Lawrence Livermore National Labs identifies a new Mega energy source for AMZN and it is cheap and fast compared to all others. https://richardacavalli.wixsite.com/greenplanetmicrocaps/new-mega-energy-source

Not ready just yet, but if the Magnificent 7 see inflows in January, $AMZN is shaping up to be a leader
By: TrendSpider | December 31, 2024

• Not ready just yet, but if the Magnificent 7 see inflows in January, $AMZN is shaping up to be a leader.



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On the other hand, THIS GUY was a genius!

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Re: Arcadia post# 12

Monday, September 27, 2004 4:40:25 PM

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Yes it does. I've made some posts in the past as you know.
My system shows the following technicals:

Technicals
Volume Weighted Volatility: $0.2939 / 15 minutes (?)
Average Daily Volume: 9,689,109 Shares / Day
200 Day Moving Average: $45.6383 (?)
50 Day Moving Average: $39.7806
20 Day Moving Average: $40.3400
Closed down for the previous 1 consecutive day.
Range contraction for 2 days.

I see the recent consolidation pattern as a rest before moving higher:
http://www.trade-ideas.com/StockInfo/AMZN/Amazon.comInc.html

Another Nostradamus type post. Predicting is hard!.....and dangerous

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Re: Joemoney post# 3

Friday, April 13, 2001 6:11:34 AM

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of 11676
I think the chances of a chapter 11 filing during 2002 are high, maybe 2/3 chance.

If it makes it through 2002, I think it will be viable, but will be primarily a bmv business, with an appropriate p/s, so maybe the stock will be worth a couple of billion dollars.

Right now market cap is around 5b, I think that is way too high given that bmv is hardly growing at all.

Cathie Wood & Ark Invest's Buys 7,499 Shares of Amazon com Inc. (AMZN)
By: Ark Invest Daily | December 23, 2024

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Amazon $AMZN - Market Movers
By: TrendSpider | December 22, 2024

• Amazon surged 19% off its November lows but hit a brick wall at the 1.618 golden Fibonacci extension at $232/share, stalling just before Wednesday’s selloff. While Friday’s bullish engulfing candle shows promise, a bearish MACD cross has formed, posing a headwind to further upward momentum. Cracking above this key Fib may prove challenging in the short term.



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$AMZN Number go up, P/E go down—just how we like it
By: TrendSpider | December 21, 2024

• Number go up, P/E go down—just how we like it. $AMZN



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$AMZN - Update: Aiming for the roof again...
By: Sahara | December 17, 2024

• $AMZN - Update

Aiming for the roof again...



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LONG AMZN
SINCE $97.00
You got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
And know when to run
You never count your money
When you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin'
When the dealing's done
"The Gambler by Kenny Rogers"