Microsoft shares gain for a third session in a row on Friday, smart speaker with Cortana voice assistant to be released soon

According to an accidental Microsoft Store listing, cited by Seeking Alpha, a smart speaker featuring Microsofts Cortana voice assistant could be released in stores soon. Manufactured by Harman Kardon, the speaker was announced earlier in 2017, with only a limited set of details being provided.

Microsoft shares closed higher for a third consecutive trading session on Friday. The stock inched up 0.04% ($0.03) to $76.00, with the intraday high and the intraday low being at $76.02 and $75.54 respectively.

In the week ended on October 8th the shares of the tech giant added 2.03% to their market value compared to a week ago, which marked a second consecutive period of gains and also the best performance since the week ended on July 16th.

The stock has extended its advance to 2.03% so far during the current month, following a 0.37% decrease in September. The latter has been the first drop out of three months.

For the entire past year, the shares of the NASDAQ-listed company gained 12.00%. The stock has risen 22.30% so far in 2017.

According to the Microsoft Store listing, the Harman Kardon Invoke speaker may be valued at $199, which would place it above the Google Home base model, priced at $129, as well as the Echo Plus by Amazon, priced at $149. However, the listing did not disclose a specific release date.

According to CNN Money, the 31 analysts, offering 12-month forecasts regarding Microsoft’s stock price, have a median target of $82.00, with a high estimate of $90.00 and a low estimate of $49.00. The median estimate is a 7.89% surge compared to the closing price of $76.00 on October 6th.

The same media also reported that 23 out of 33 surveyed investment analysts had rated Microsoft’s stock as “Buy”, while 8 – as “Hold”. On the other hand, 1 analyst had recommended selling the stock.

Daily and Weekly Pivot Levels

With the help of the Camarilla calculation method, today’s levels of importance for the Microsoft stock are presented as follows:

R1 – $76.04
R2 – $76.09
R3 (Range Resistance – Sell) – $76.13
R4 (Long Breakout) – $76.26
R5 (Breakout Target 1) – $76.42
R6 (Breakout Target 2) – $76.48

S1 – $75.96
S2 – $75.91
S3 (Range Support – Buy) – $75.87
S4 (Short Breakout) – $75.74
S5 (Breakout Target 1) – $75.58
S6 (Breakout Target 2) – $75.52

By using the traditional method of calculation, the weekly levels of importance for Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) are presented as follows:

Central Pivot Point – $73.98
R1 – $75.04
R2 – $75.59
R3 – $76.65
R4 – $77.71

S1 – $73.43
S2 – $72.37
S3 – $71.82
S4 – $71.27