SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for HSBC Holdings (NYSE:HBC) on August 8th, 2012 at $43.91. In approximately 5 months, HSBC Holdings has returned 22.30% as of today's recent price of $53.70.

In the past 52 weeks, HSBC Holdings share prices have been bracketed by a low of $37.86 and a high of $54.46 and are now at $53.70, 42% above that low price. The 200-day and 50-day moving averages have moved 0.27% higher and 0.50% higher over the past week, respectively.

HSBC Holdings plc is the holding company for the HSBC Group. The Company provides a variety of international banking and financial services, including retail and corporate banking, trade, trusteeship, securities, custody, capital markets, treasury, private and investment banking, and insurance. The Group operates worldwide.

SmarTrend will continue to scan these moving averages and a number of other proprietary indicators for any shifts in the trajectory of HSBC Holdings shares.

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