Alcoa (NYSE: AA) is one of today's notable stocks on the rise, up 2.1% to $15.46. The S&P is currently trading fractionally lower to 1,258 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is trading fractionally higher to 11,568.
Alcoa is in SmarTrend's Aluminum industry and this industry is currently in an Uptrend according to our research. We are monitoring many other stocks on the move within this industry.
In the last five trading sessions, the 50-day MA has climbed 1.53% while the 200-day MA has risen 0.22%.
In the past 52 weeks, shares of Alcoa have traded between a low of $9.81 and a high of $17.60 and are now at $15.46, which is 58% above that low price.
SmarTrend currently has shares of Alcoa in an Uptrend and issued the Uptrend alert on September 23, 2010 at $11.82. The stock has risen 28.1% since the Uptrend alert was issued.