Johnson & Johnson vs USDJohnson & Johnson has seen extreme price consolidation since last November. Since they are a highly diversified healthcare company, currency translations affect their bottom line quite substantially. With the recent contraction of the US Dollar, Johnson & Johnson has broken out of a prolonged trading range. If the dollar continues to contract against other foreign currencies, Johnson & Johnson will make better on their hedges and increase the bottom line substantially, thus increasing free cash flow and overall economic opportunity.
JNJ
$JNJfundamentals:
from the start of 2013 to the present...
price: +49.96%
revenues: +7.42%
on the other hand, free cash flow is down from 10.105B in Q3, 2010 to 7.974B for Q2, 2014
technicals:
the monthly Williams %R hasn't been below -80 since mid-late 2010.
this is indicative of positive pressure.