Central Pacific Financial (CPF) Now Trades Above Golden Cross: Time to Buy?

CPB Inc. (CPF) reached a significant support level, and could be a good pick for investors from a technical perspective. Recently, CPF's 50-day simple moving average broke out above its 200-day moving average; this is known as a "golden cross."Considered an important signifier for a bullish breakout, a golden cross is a technical chart pattern that's formed when a stock's short-term moving average breaks above a longer-term moving average; the most common crossover involves the 50-day and the 200-day, since bigger time periods tend to form stronger breakouts.Golden crosses have three key stages that investors look out for. It starts with a downtrend in a stock's price that eventually bottoms out, followed by the stock's shorter moving average crossing over its longer moving average and triggering a trend reversal. The final stage is when a stock continues the upward climb to higher prices.A golden cross is the opposite of a death cross, another technical event that indicates bearish price movement may be on the horizon.CPF has rallied 13.2% over the past four weeks, and the company is a #3 (Hold) on the Zacks Rank at the moment. This combination indicates CPF could be poised for a breakout.Once investors consider CPF's positive earnings outlook for the current quarter, the bullish case only solidifies. No earnings estimate has gone lower in the past two months compared to 0 revisions higher, and the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased as well.With a winning combination of earnings estimate revisions and hitting a key technical level, investors should keep their eye on CPF for more gains in the near future.7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 DaysJust released: Experts distill 7 elite stocks from the current list of 220 Zacks Rank #1 Strong Buys. They deem these tickers "Most Likely for Early Price Pops."Since 1988, the full list has beaten the market more than 2X over with an average gain of +23.5% per year. So be sure to give these hand picked 7 your immediate attention. See them now >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report CPB Inc. (CPF): Free Stock Analysis ReportThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks