After starting off deep in the red on the first trading day of 2019,if a guy calls you dude over text stocks were able to recover by afternoon trading. The question now lingers for bulls: will they be able to push the markets higher and keep the bears at bay?

Considering the still-heightened volatility levels, it’s unlikely the market won’t hear bears roar again. Let’s look at some top stock trades for the first time this year.

Bank of America Stages Rally

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Bank

of America

(NYSE:

BAC

) and the rest of the banks came back quickly on Wednesday after a lower open. While the session’s big reversal is encouraging, I am skeptical in this tape, particularly as BAC runs right into the backside of prior downtrend support.

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Once the $28.50 to $29 level gave way, shares of BAC have been in a prolonged downtrend. Between $25.10 and $25.50, the stock may have some trouble. A close above this range could ignite a rally, but let’s see how it does over the next few sessions. I don’t want to buy right into resistance.

JPMorgan Faces Resistance

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Like BAC’s move,

JPMorgan

(NYSE:

JPM

) has shown some encouraging signs Wednesday. However, that $104 to $106 level that we have talked about

over and over again here on InvestorPlace

looms large.

Of course, JPM can push through trendline resistance (blue line) and the 21-day moving average and climb back to $104. If it can, that’s good for 4.5% upside. But I don’t know that it’s worth taking that shot, particularly knowing that other resistance is nearby.

That said, I love this name with its low valuation, 3.3% dividend yield and solid growth outlook. I want to see a higher low for JPM and certainly do not want to see it below $92. I’m a short-term seller on a retest of $104 to $106, if it gets there.

Box Surges

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Box

(NASDAQ:

BOX

) was a ripper on Wednesday, jumping 8% in the session. The jump thrusts Box over the 50-day moving average and if it can stay over $17, it may just mark the end of the downside.

The move sparked a huge bullish engulfing candle, but concerns linger with the $19 to $20 level nearby. This level was a significant support/resistance level in the past. Will it still hold up as resistance if Box continues to rally?

My guess is yes, but we can re-evaluate it on a retest.

Has General Electric Bottomed?

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Has

General Electric

(NYSE:

GE

) bottomed? I still think GE is susceptible to some sharp pullbacks, but $6.66 may very well mark the low for this struggling industrial player.

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Down about 80% at one point and GE is far from its glory days. But just as we’ve

highlighted

a few times over the past couple of weeks, GE has not made new lows with the market. In fact, it put in a lower high, as seen by our uptrend support line (blue line).

The next thing we wanted to see after the higher low was a push through $8. GE is tangling with that level as we speak. Above that and the 50-day will likely be resistance, but if GE can continue to trend higher — slowly but surely — it will help rebuild confidence for the bulls.

Tesla’s Pullback

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Tesla

(NASDAQ:

TSLA

)

announced

its production numbers for the quarter as well as a price reduction on its vehicles. The initial 5% pullback turned into 10% in early trading, but TSLA has since pared back to a ~6.5% decline.

So far, TSLA is holding up above the $300 level — and has been over the past few sessions — but it’s been quite volatile. I am becoming more skeptical of TSLA stock with it below its major moving averages and teetering on this $300 to $310 level.

Above $300 and technically it’s okay though. Below that, and we could get a selloff into earnings. On the plus side, this could set Tesla up as a buy into the print. Let’s see if $300 holds first.

Bret Kenwell is the manager and author of

Future Blue Chips

and is on Twitter

@BretKenwell

. As of this writing, Bret Kenwell is long BOX and JPM.

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