Conclusion, Investment Implications, Strategy

We exited our May 4th long idea in AO Smith (AOS) this morning for a 2% gain.

Analysis and Rationale

In our May 4th Asbury Alert, entitled A.O. Smith (AOS) Resuming 2020 Advance, we said:

A. O. Smith Corporation (AOS) appears to be resuming its June 2020 major uptrend amid coincident quarterly relative outperformance versus the benchmark S&P 500 (SPX).  A sustained rise above the $66.00 area would help confirm this and would target an additional 15% rise to $80.00per share.

Although AOS has managed to remain above the $66.00 area, we exited the idea this morning because the stock has not been able to sustain a meaningful rally over the past month and has recently been underperforming the S&P 500.

Here is an updated version of the chart of DE from our April 26th report.

AOS daily since January


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