Alaska Air (ALK) Begins New Market Cycle on a High Note

Alaska Air’s stock (ALK) rose 5% higher on Friday morning, after reporting that revenue passenger miles increased by 6.5% and passenger capacity increased by 7.2% in February 2018.

That’s some good news for this beaten down airline.

Better times ahead for Alaska Air?

Upon reviewing the weekly stock chart below, we can see that ALK recently started the rising phase of a new market cycle.

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During such periods, it is normal for stock prices to move higher. This may prove to create an intermediate-term bottom.

Our near-term target is $69.

Alaska Air (ALK) Stock Chart with Weekly Bars

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For an introduction to cycle analysis, check out our Stock Market Cycles video.

 

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