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Qorvo (QRVO)'s Technical Outlook is Bright After Key Golden Cross

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From a technical perspective, Qorvo, Inc. (QRVO - Free Report) is looking like an interesting pick, as it just reached a key level of support. QRVO's 50-day simple moving average crossed above its 200-day simple moving average, which is known as a "golden cross" in the trading world.

There's a reason traders love a golden cross -- it's a technical chart pattern that can indicate a bullish breakout is on the horizon. This kind of crossover is formed when a stock's short-term moving average breaks above a longer-term moving average. Typically, a golden cross involves the 50-day and the 200-day moving averages, since bigger time periods tend to form stronger breakouts.

There are three stages to a golden cross. First, there must be a downtrend in a stock's price that eventually bottoms out. Then, the stock's shorter moving average crosses over its longer moving average, triggering a positive trend reversal. The third stage is when a stock continues the upward momentum 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.

QRVO has rallied 20.2% over the past four weeks, and the company is a #2 (Buy) on the Zacks Rank at the moment. This combination indicates QRVO could be poised for a breakout.

The bullish case solidifies once investors consider QRVO's positive earnings outlook. For the current quarter, no earnings estimate has been cut compared to 3 revisions higher in the past 60 days. The Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased too.

Moving Average Chart for QRVO

Investors may want to watch QRVO for more gains in the near future given the company's key technical level and positive earnings estimate revisions.

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