How to study a stock chart for earnings season.

Earnings Season 3rd Quarter 2025 starts October 13. Getting reading for earnings seasons is a critical part of being successful trading stocks or investing in stocks. Rather than chasing an HFT gap up or a "good news earnings report" you can learn to study and read the chart and have a good indication of what that report is going to show for that company.
MSFT is in a platform trend which is a narrow trend sideways that has consistent highs and lows. If price moves above or below the Buy Zone, then the price quickly moves back into that range of price as Dark Pool accumulation TWAP orders pause when the stock is above its fundamentals. When it drops below the fundamental levels then the Dark Pool TWAP orders trigger and move the stock slightly upward back into the platform range of price.
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Unfortunately, most times retail day and swing traders are chasing Small Funds Managers who do not typically use technical analysis. VWAP orders trigger more and more orders as volume increases. This causes panic selling or speculative buying. It also alerts the professionals who trade against the smaller funds managers.
Earnings Season is an important time to be ready to trade. a Platform trend is more profitable than most other trading styles, takes far less work and time, and nets higher income due to the longer hold time.