Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) shares are trading higher Monday after a financial disclosure showed President Donald Trump’s investment accounts purchased millions of dollars worth of Visa stock during June 2026.
- Visa stock is challenging resistance. Why are V shares at highs?
Trump’s Accounts Disclose a June Visa Purchase
A financial disclosure released in August, covering Trump’s investment activity, put a number on just how active his accounts were in June: more than 1,000 separate securities trades adding up to somewhere between $78.1 million and $263.1 million, a haul that included a meaningful stake added in Visa.
CNBC reported that Trump’s accounts spent June 18 trimming between $1 million and $5 million each from Meta and Motorola, while putting that same amount to work buying into Visa, Berkshire Hathaway, Cintas and Mastercard on that same day.
Trades like these tend to draw investor attention because they offer look into how one of the world’s most closely watched public figures is positioning his own money, and a purchase can be read as a signal of confidence in a stock, even if it isn’t a reason on its own to buy or sell.
Visa’s Chart Shows a Stock Firmly in an Uptrend
Visa’s technical picture backs up the bullish tone around the stock. Shares are trading above every major trend line that matters, sitting 3.8% above the 20-day average, 7.4% above the 50-day average, 13.1% above the 100-day average and 14.5% above the 200-day average, the kind of alignment that typically has traders looking to buy dips rather than fade rallies. The 20-day average holding above the 50-day average adds further confirmation that the near-term trend still favors buyers.
Momentum backs up that read. The MACD line sits above its signal line with a positive histogram, a combination that generally means buying pressure is winning out over selling pressure compared with where the stock stood recently. A golden cross that formed in July, when the 50-day average moved above the 200-day average, keeps the longer-term backdrop constructive and tends to keep trend-following investors interested in buying weakness rather than avoiding the stock.
One thing worth watching: shares have now pushed past their prior 52-week high of $373.97, and a failed attempt to hold that breakout could send the stock sliding back down toward its rising short-term averages fairly quickly. Traders are watching $348.50 as support, a level where buyers have stepped in before and one that lines up closely with the rising 50-day average, a zone that often holds firm during uptrends.
V Shares Are Rising
V Price Action: Visa shares were up 2.53% at $380.45 at the time of publication on Monday. The stock is trading at a new 52-week high, according to Benzinga Pro.
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