David Saito-Chung

IBD has performed objective research on decades' worth of IPO stocks, not simply on growth stocks in general. The innovator in instant mobile and desktop notification platforms surged again on Aug. 11, soaring past 44.90 and well beyond the 5% buy zone in merely a day.

Enterprise software juggernaut Microsoft, like most tech stocks, has gotten off to a nice start in the final month of 2024. On Monday, however, Microsoft stock outperformed all of the key equity indexes.

Enterprise software juggernaut Microsoft, like most tech stocks, has gotten off to a nice start in the final month of 2024.

Enterprise software juggernaut Microsoft, like most tech stocks, has gotten off to a nice start in the final month of 2024. On Friday, while the gain was mild, Microsoft stock still advanced for a sixth straight session. Back in November, Microsoft stock handled reports of a potential government investigation into the company's cloud computing business with strength.

Microsoft is having an excellent month so far. Is Microsoft stock a buy in December? Based on the recent chart analysis, it is offering several new buy points. Let's discuss them briefly. First buy point: As noted in this comprehensive analysis on Microsoft stock, the megacap tech tested holders' mettle by falling to its 200-day moving average.

As a daily chart shows, Microsoft stock has been building a new base.

Profit taking was the early priority in the stock market today , as sellers came into Magnificent Seven stocks after the Nasdaq topped 20,000 for the first time in history the prior day.

Microsoft is having an excellent month so far, holding on to a 6.4% gain through Monday's action. Based on the recent chart analysis, it is offering several new buy points. First buy point: As noted in this comprehensive analysis on Microsoft stock, the megacap tech tested holders' mettle by falling to its 200-day moving average multiple times since July.

Microsoft stock has been building a new base. But it's moving nicely past this alternate entry point.

Microsoft is having an excellent month so far, even after Wednesday's big sell-off spurred by the Federal Reserve's signal that it will likely make fewer reductions in interest rates in 2025. According to IBD Stock Checkup, Mr. Softy has seen steady improvement in the Composite Rating to a much improved 83 in recent days on a scale of 1 to 99. While one would prefer to see a Composite score of 90 or higher, Microsoft stock ranks 1st in this metric within the desktop software industry group.