What Is The Likelihood of Twitter’s Stock Rising Next Month?

Twitter’s stock (NYSE: TWTR)  has fallen by 1.5% over the last five trading days. In comparison, the broader S&P500 has risen by 1.4% over the last five trading days. It was reported that Twitter recently held talks with Clubhouse, a live drop-in audio networking platform for around $4 billion. The talks are said to have stalled for an unknown reason. The company is also expected to report earnings on 29th April, 2021.

Will the company resume its upward trajectory over the coming weeks, or is a fall in the stock imminent? According to the Trefis Machine Learning Engine, which identifies trends in a company’s stock price using 20 years of historical stock data, returns for Twitter’s stock average around 2.1% in the next one-month (twenty-one trading days) period after experiencing a 1.5% fall in a week (five trading days). Further, the stock is likely to outperform S&P500 returns by 0.7% over the next month (twenty-one trading days).

But how would these numbers change if you are interested in holding Twitter’s stock for a shorter or a longer time period? You can test the answer and many other combinations on the Trefis Machine Learning Engine to test Twitter’s stock chances of a rise after a fall. You can test the chance of recovery over different time intervals of a quarter, month, or even just one day!

MACHINE LEARNING ENGINE – try it yourself:

IF TWTR stock moved by -5% over five trading days, THEN over the next twenty-one trading days, TWTR stock moves an average of 3.3%, which implies an excess return of 1.6% compared to the S&P500.

More importantly, there is a 56.9% probability of a positive return over the next twenty-one trading days and a 53.1% probability of a positive excess return after a -5% change over five trading days.

Some Fun Scenarios, FAQs & Making Sense of Twitter Stock Movements

Question 1: Is the average return for Twitter stock higher after a drop?

Answer:

Case 1: Twitter stock drops by -5% or more in a week

Case 2: Twitter stock rises by 5% or more in a week

Is the average return for Twitter stock higher over the subsequent month after Case 1 or Case 2?

TWTR stock fares better after Case 1, with an average return of 3.3% over the next month (21 trading days) under Case 1 (where the stock has just suffered a 5% loss over the previous week), versus, an average return of 1.2% for Case 2.

In comparison, the S&P 500 has an average return of 3.1% over the next 21 trading days under Case 1, and an average return of just 0.5% for Case 2 as detailed in our dashboard that details the average return for the S&P 500 after a fall or rise.

Try the Trefis machine learning engine above to see for yourself how Twitter’s stock is likely to behave after any specific gain or loss over a period.

Question 2: Does patience pay?

Answer:

If you buy and hold Twitter stock, the expectation is over time the near term fluctuations will cancel out, and the long-term positive trend will favor you – at least if the company is otherwise strong.

Overall, according to data and Trefis machine learning engine’s calculations, patience absolutely pays for most stocks!

For TWTR stock, the returns over the next N days after a -5% change over the last 5 trading days is detailed in the table below, along with the returns for the S&P500:

You can try the engine to see what this table looks like for Twitter after a larger loss over the last week, month, or quarter.

Question 3: What about the average return after a rise if you wait for a while?

Answer:

The average return after a rise is understandably lower than after a fall as detailed in the previous question. Interestingly, though, if a stock has gained over the last few days, you would do better to avoid short-term bets for most stocks.

TWTR’s returns over the next N days after a 5% change over the last 5 trading days is detailed in the table below, along with the returns for the S&P500:

It’s pretty powerful to test the trend for yourself for Twitter stock by changing the inputs in the charts above.

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