in the company, instilling confidence in investors shaken by the allegations. Markopolos conducted his review while working for a hedge fund that had shorted GE stock."I like to often stand back and kind of employ the logic of 'where there's smoke, there tends to be fire'," Johnson said on CNBC's "" on Friday. "This is a stock that's been making a series of lower lows and lower highs since 2017.
While GE is higher for the year, it has endured a rough stretch that has included extensive restructuring efforts, a slashed dividend and a booting from the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It is down 85% from its 2000 peak. "Until I see this stock trade above $9.50 or $10 and really reverse that downtrend and get back above the 200-day moving average, I'm going to stand back and just watch and see how this unfolds," said Johnson.
GE broke down below $9.50 per share last week. It has not traded above $10 since the beginning of the month. In Monday's premarket, it was trading at $8.72, up 0.8%., managing director of FX strategy at BK Asset Management, is also steering clear of GE. "It's purely a punt play at this point. Nobody really knows the quality of their balance sheet, and while it may not be fraud, it could still be a very aggressive accounting and that alone could introduce enough doubt," Schlossberg said Friday.
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