Technical Analysis Based on the technical indicators, DFS is showing strong momentum with RSI at 74.17, indicating slightly overbought conditions. The MACD (6.24) and its histogram (2.55) are both positive, suggesting bullish momentum. The 20-day SMA at 181.62 serves as a near-term support level.
News Impact Recent earnings report showed strong performance with 41% growth in net income year over year. The company demonstrated healthy credit demand despite a modest slowdown in US card sales. The pending merger with Capital One, expected to close early in 2025, continues to be a significant catalyst.
Price Forecast for Next Week Based on Fibonacci levels, key resistance levels are:
Support levels:
Trading Recommendation Given the strong fundamentals, positive technical indicators, and upcoming merger catalyst, DFS is likely to test the R1 level at $200.88 next week. However, with RSI showing overbought conditions, traders should be cautious of potential short-term pullbacks.
Price Target: $205-210 range Recommendation: HOLD current positions or BUY on pullbacks to $187-190 range. Set stop-loss below S1 at $172.
The price of DFS is predicted to go up 1.84%, based on the high correlation periods with RHI. The similarity of these two price pattern on the periods is 96.96%.
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Discover's credit card receivables growth has been above the industry average for some time now. This outperformance continued even in 2020 when its receivables balance shrank less than its peers'.
Discover has made good progress in improving its deposit base through online savings accounts and more recently online checking.
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