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Strattec Security (STRT) Just Flashed Golden Cross Signal: Do You Buy?

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After reaching an important support level, Strattec Security Corporation (STRT - Free Report) could be a good stock pick from a technical perspective. STRT recently experienced a "golden cross" event, which saw its 50-day simple moving average breaking out above its 200-day simple moving average.

A golden cross is a technical chart pattern that can signify a potential bullish breakout. It's formed from a crossover involving a security's short-term moving average breaking above a longer-term moving average, with the most common moving averages being the 50-day and the 200-day, since bigger time periods tend to form stronger breakouts.

Golden crosses have three key stages that investors look out for. It starts with a downtrend in a stock's price that eventually bottoms out, followed by the stock's shorter moving average crossing over its longer moving average and triggering a trend reversal. The final stage is when a stock continues the upward climb to higher prices.

A golden cross is the opposite of a death cross, another technical event that indicates bearish price movement may be on the horizon.

Shares of STRT have been moving higher over the past four weeks, up 59.4%. Plus, the company is currently a #1 (Strong Buy) on the Zacks Rank, suggesting that STRT could be poised for a breakout.

The bullish case only gets stronger once investors take into account STRT's positive earnings outlook for the current quarter. There have been 1 upwards revisions compared to none lower over the past 60 days, and the Zacks Consensus Estimate has moved up as well.

Moving Average Chart for STRT

Given this move in earnings estimates and the positive technical factor, investors may want to keep their eye on STRT for more gains in the near future.


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