Stock Price Trends

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)

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Stock Price Trends

Stock price trends estimated using linear regression.

Key facts

  • The primary trend is increasing.
  • The growth rate of the primary trend is 48.45% per annum.
  • MSFT price at the close of November 19, 2024 was $417.79 and was lower than the bottom border of the primary price channel by $61.66 (12.86%). This indicates a possible reversal in the primary trend direction.
  • The secondary trend is increasing.
  • The growth rate of the secondary trend is 5.11% per annum.
  • MSFT price at the close of November 19, 2024 was inside the secondary price channel.

Linear Regression Model

Model equation:
Yi = α + β × Xi + εi

Top border of price channel:
Exp(Yi) = Exp(a + b × Xi + 2 × s)

Bottom border of price channel:
Exp(Yi) = Exp(a + b × Xi – 2 × s)

where:

i - observation number
Yi - natural logarithm of MSFT price
Xi - time index, 1 day interval
σ - standard deviation of εi
a - estimator of α
b - estimator of β
s - estimator of σ
Exp() - calculates the exponent of e


Primary Trend

Start date: September 13, 2022
End date: July 23, 2024

a = 4.2983

b = 0.0011

s = 0.0511

Annual growth rate:

Exp(365 × b) – 1
= Exp(365 × 0.0011) – 1
= 48.45%

Price channel spread:

Exp(4 × s) – 1
= Exp(4 × 0.0511) – 1
= 22.66%

September 13, 2022 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y707)
= Exp(a + b × X707 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,028 + 2 × s)
= Exp(4.2983 + 0.0011 × 1,028 + 2 × 0.0511)
= Exp(5.5131)
= $247.93

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y707)
= Exp(a + b × X707 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,028 – 2 × s)
= Exp(4.2983 + 0.0011 × 1,028 – 2 × 0.0511)
= Exp(5.3089)
= $202.12

July 23, 2024 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,173)
= Exp(a + b × X1,173 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,707 + 2 × s)
= Exp(4.2983 + 0.0011 × 1,707 + 2 × 0.0511)
= Exp(6.2481)
= $517.04

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,173)
= Exp(a + b × X1,173 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,707 – 2 × s)
= Exp(4.2983 + 0.0011 × 1,707 – 2 × 0.0511)
= Exp(6.0438)
= $421.50

Description

  • The primary trend is increasing.
  • The growth rate of the primary trend is 48.45% per annum.
  • MSFT price at the close of November 19, 2024 was $417.79 and was lower than the bottom border of the primary price channel by $61.66 (12.86%). This indicates a possible reversal in the primary trend direction.

Secondary Trend

Start date: January 18, 2024
End date: November 19, 2024

a = 5.8104

b = 0.0001

s = 0.0345

Annual growth rate:

Exp(365 × b) – 1
= Exp(365 × 0.0001) – 1
= 5.11%

Price channel spread:

Exp(4 × s) – 1
= Exp(4 × 0.0345) – 1
= 14.81%

January 18, 2024 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,045)
= Exp(a + b × X1,045 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,520 + 2 × s)
= Exp(5.8104 + 0.0001 × 1,520 + 2 × 0.0345)
= Exp(6.0871)
= $440.12

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,045)
= Exp(a + b × X1,045 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,520 – 2 × s)
= Exp(5.8104 + 0.0001 × 1,520 – 2 × 0.0345)
= Exp(5.9490)
= $383.36

November 19, 2024 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,257)
= Exp(a + b × X1,257 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,826 + 2 × s)
= Exp(5.8104 + 0.0001 × 1,826 + 2 × 0.0345)
= Exp(6.1288)
= $458.90

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,257)
= Exp(a + b × X1,257 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,826 – 2 × s)
= Exp(5.8104 + 0.0001 × 1,826 – 2 × 0.0345)
= Exp(5.9908)
= $399.72

Description

  • The secondary trend is increasing.
  • The growth rate of the secondary trend is 5.11% per annum.
  • MSFT price at the close of November 19, 2024 was inside the secondary price channel.