Royal Caribbean could have kept it simple. The cruise line operator delivered a better-than-expected fourth-quarter report and roughly in-line guidance, and its stock gained 12% f

The stock’s bullish 50-day moving average has been providing strong trend support for the last two weeks as shares were leaking to lower prices at $225. Today’s response to the earnings report fortifies the stock’s short- and long-term trend as even more bullish.

The S&P 500 added 0.9% on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, bouncing back from the prior day's selloff in advance of the Fed's interest-rate decision on Wednesday.