Amazon Stock Breaks Out

Everyone is talking about the Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN breakout, but that could be a problem. On Wall Street, when everyone agrees, things usually go the other way.

Levels around $3,520 were clear resistance for Amazon four times over the last year. It kept a ceiling on the price. Now the shares have finally broken through.

When a stock makes a large move through a resistance level like Amazon did, there is typically some profit-taking. Sometimes it knocks the shares all the way back to the level.

At that point, there will be an important signal: if $3,520 converts into a support level, it will set the stage for a new uptrend to form.

But if there isn't support, the shares could go into a steep sell-off.