Amazon On the Way to a New Montly High

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is in a rising trend channel. with the ticker breaking the Resistance Level setting foot on a new monthly high.

Since its inception, Amazon has famously prioritized growth over short-term net earnings, to the consternation of many investors. That broader approach hasn't changed, but management is now more focused on finding balance. There's no reason why this massive business can't deliver strong earnings even while investing aggressively in areas like artificial intelligence (AI) and its global delivery network.

You can see proof of that shift in areas like free cash flow, which was $21 billion over the past full year compared to a $20 billion outflow in the prior-year period. Operating income was $24 billion in the first nine months of 2023, up sharply from about $10 billion a year earlier.