Sell signal · week 12 · earnings on October 15
American Airlines drops 6.7%, erasing last week's rebound below its 50-day average
Our view last week
After 6 losing weeks, American Airlines stock closed up 7% with 80% of volume on the buy side: a week ago buyers were losing ground, now they have stepped up. On the daily chart the price bounced off the 20-day moving average, and the MACD histogram is rising after 11 weeks of decline. The sell signal is still active, with price action still in a distribution phase, and the short is 7.4% in profit, down from 13.5% a week ago.
This week's summary
The rebound lasted one week. American Airlines fell 6.7% after the prior week's 7% gain, firmly turned back at its 50-day moving average in the 13.8 area, and slipped back below its 50-week average. For American Airlines stock the price action still reads as distribution: money flow negative for 7 weeks, MACD under its Signal line. Among US stocks on a sell signal, the short is back to a 13.6% gain, with earnings on October 15 as the next test.
IQS Phase
66
in tension
Signal Strength
38
decline starting to make lower lows
Sizing
REDUCED
Ranking
#62 / 175
US stocks
Trade P&L %
+13.62%
from signal to date, no stop loss
American Airlines (AAL) weekly chart — EMA50 · MACD · VWAP
Weekly chart · EMA50 · MACD · VWAP · Source: TradingView
Rank position
ranks 62nd among the 175 sell signals for US stocks in our ranking, with a signal strength of 38 out of 100.
Sector context
SectorIndustrial
Benchmark ETFXLI
Sector regimeweak phase
Performanceweekly -0.28% · monthly -1.64%
AAL belongs to the industrial sector (reference ETF XLI). The sector is classified weak phase according to our weekly reading.
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