Shares of Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) opened today above their pivot of $11.13 and have already reached the first level of resistance at $11.22. Analysts will be watching for a cross of the next upside pivot targets of $11.32 and $11.51.

Bank of America has overhead space with shares priced $11.26, or 11.3% below the average consensus analyst price target of $12.69. The stock should find resistance at its 50-day moving average (MA) of $11.57, as well as support at its 200-day MA of $9.20.

Over the past year, Bank of America has traded in a range of $6.72 to $12.42 and is now at $11.26, 68% above that low. In the last five trading sessions, the 50-day moving average (MA) has climbed 0.3% while the 200-day MA has risen 0.6%.

SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of Bank of America on June 19th, 2012 as our proprietary SmarTrend analytics indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $8.04. Since that recommendation, shares of Bank of America have risen 38.5%. We continue to monitor BAC for any potential shift so investors can protect gains and will alert SmarTrend subscribers immediately.