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The Future of Blockchain: Microsoft and JP Morgan Enter Partnership

The Future of Blockchain: Microsoft and JP Morgan Enter Partnership

Two traditional business giants are joining forces in the name of blockchain. According to a press release, Microsoft and JP Morgan Chase have “signed a memorandum of understanding to form a strategic partnership to accelerate the adoption of enterprise blockchain.” The deal will see Microsoft support JP Morgan’s Quorum distributed ledger platform through their cloud-based Azure Blockchain Service.

While the conversation around blockchain in some industries can seem like an exercise in marketing speak, finance has worked to activate its potential to privately and securely transmit sensitive information and continues to develop exciting uses for the technology. Quorum is an especially successful example, offering an “enterprise-focused version of Ethereum” that facilitates high speed, secure transactions “within a permissioned group of known participants” for the financial industry. Quorum’s success over the past four years means it has even drawn interest from outside of the financial sector, prompting discussions of turning Quorum into an entity independent of JP Morgan.

The partnership offers tremendous growth potential for both parties, provided they can leverage the scalability advantages offered by the cloud and the privacy of blockchain. Mutually beneficial improvements seem likely: Azure will provide the necessary infrastructure for Quorum, allowing customers “to rapidly grow their networks while benefitting from lower costs, simplified deployment, and built-in governance.” Microsoft and JP Morgan will collaborate to address cloud-based blockchain needs for their customers, with Microsoft also “[providing] engineering, consulting and go-to-market support for Quorum.”

The deal may also be a boon for developers. Quorum customers can use the substantial infrastructure provided by the Azure platform to focus their attention on building applications and improving blockchain networks. Quorum will also “continue to power J.P. Morgan and Microsoft blockchain programs and first-party apps, such as the Interbank Information Network, [in-house digital token] JPM Coin and Microsoft’s Xbox royalty payment process, among others.”

A Quorum and Azure partnership done well can help point the way for future enterprise blockchain initiatives. Peggy Johnson, the executive vice president of Business Development at Microsoft, described the deal as a positive development in the “digital transformation” of business as a whole – an opportunity for Microsoft to “accelerate innovation for [their] customers” while “[driving] imaginative new business models and [reinventing] industries.”

Johnson’s quote may scan as press release jargon, but blockchain’s shared ledger continues to have a cross-business impact. Increased efficiency and security are not limited to the financial sector. A positive partnership between Quorum and Azure would be a testament to blockchain’s efficacy – and a platform for growth.

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Sergey Savastiouk, Ph.D. has a degree in Applied Mathematics from Moscow University and has extensive experience as an entrepreneur, investor, manager, and mathematician. His professional expertise is in applied mathematics, mathematical modeling, system and pattern analysis, and software and hardware system integration. He has served as the CEO of several hi-tech start-up companies and nonprofit organizations, which has given him proven capabilities in business strategy for high-tech start-up companies, market assessment, company formation, team building, product development, marketing, and sales. He has published numerous articles in journals and magazines on related fields. As a retail investor, he spent 15 years developing his proprietary trading and quantitative algorithms (now Tickeron’s A.I.), which brought him significant returns in trading the stock market. His current work and goal in founding Tickeron is to bring professional, sophisticated stock market analysis capabilities to retail investors via an easy-to-use interface.


MSFT sees its 50-day moving average cross bullishly above its 200-day moving average

The 50-day moving average for MSFT moved above the 200-day moving average on August 28, 2026. This could be a long-term bullish signal for the stock as the stock shifts to an upward trend.

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Technical Analysis (Indicators)

Bullish Trend Analysis

The Stochastic Oscillator demonstrated that the ticker has stayed in the oversold zone for 1 day, which means it's wise to expect a price bounce in the near future.

Following a +0.81% 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where MSFT advanced for three days, in 213 of 333 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 64%.

The Aroon Indicator entered an Uptrend today. In 184 of 280 cases where MSFT Aroon's Indicator entered an Uptrend, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are 66%.

Bearish Trend Analysis

The 10-day RSI Indicator for MSFT moved out of overbought territory on August 31, 2026. This could be a bearish sign for the stock. Traders may want to consider selling the stock or buying put options. Tickeron's A.I.dvisor looked at 42 similar instances where the indicator moved out of overbought territory. In 20 of the 42 cases, the stock moved lower in the following days. This puts the odds of a move lower at 48%.

The Momentum Indicator moved below the 0 level on September 09, 2026. You may want to consider selling the stock, shorting the stock, or exploring put options on MSFT as a result. In 42 of 84 cases where the Momentum Indicator fell below 0, the stock fell further within the subsequent month. The odds of a continued downward trend are 50%.

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence Histogram (MACD) for MSFT turned negative on August 18, 2026. This could be a sign that the stock is set to turn lower in the coming weeks. Traders may want to sell the stock or buy put options. Tickeron's A.I.dvisor looked at 50 similar instances when the indicator turned negative. In 26 of the 50 cases the stock turned lower in the days that followed. This puts the odds of success at 52%.

Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where MSFT declined for three days, the price rose further in 50 of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are 56%.

MSFT broke above its upper Bollinger Band on August 28, 2026. This could be a sign that the stock is set to drop as the stock moves back below the upper band and toward the middle band. You may want to consider selling the stock or exploring put options.

Fundamental Analysis (Ratings)

The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is 30 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating very strong sales and a profitable business model. SMR (Sales, Margin, Return on Equity) rating is based on comparative analysis of weighted Sales, Income Margin and Return on Equity values compared against S&P 500 index constituents. The weighted SMR value is a proprietary formula developed by Tickeron and represents an overall profitability measure for a stock.

The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is 42 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating well-balanced risk and returns. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 92, placing this stock slightly better than average.

The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is 43 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating steady price growth. MSFT’s price grows at a higher rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.

The Tickeron Valuation Rating of 60 (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is fair valued in the industry. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization. This rating is based on the following metrics, as compared to industry averages: P/B Ratio (8.319) is normal, around the industry mean (22.181). P/E Ratio (27.612) is within average values for comparable stocks, (120.106). Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (1.610) is also within normal values, averaging (1.993). Dividend Yield (0.007) settles around the average of (0.020) among similar stocks. P/S Ratio (11.136) is also within normal values, averaging (109.949).

The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is 72 (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to worse than average earnings growth. The PE Growth rating is based on a comparative analysis of stock PE ratio increase over the last 12 months compared against S&P 500 index constituents.

Notable companies

The most notable companies in this group are Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT), Oracle Corp (NYSE:ORCL), Palo Alto Networks Inc (NASDAQ:PANW), Crowdstrike Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CRWD), Block Inc (NYSE:XYZ), NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP), Twilio (NYSE:TWLO), MongoDB (NASDAQ:MDB), Okta (NASDAQ:OKTA), Zscaler (NASDAQ:ZS).

Industry description

Computer communications industry develops technology that allows computing devices to exchange data with each other using connections/data links between nodes. Common types of computer network include Cloud (IAN), Internet, Wide (WAN, Local (LAN)/Wireless(WLAN) etc. The industry is an ever-more important part of technology, and is set to become even bigger as the Internet of Things (IoT) rapidly forays into the various aspects of our lives. Cisco Systems, Inc., Palo Alto Networks, Inc. and Arista Networks, Inc., Fortinet, Inc. are some of the major computer communications companies.

Market Cap

The average market capitalization across the Computer Communications Industry is 34.44B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 38.71K to 3.68T. MSFT holds the highest valuation in this group at 3.68T. The lowest valued company is YYAI at 38.71K.

High and low price notable news

The average weekly price growth across all stocks in the Computer Communications Industry was -3%. For the same Industry, the average monthly price growth was -6%, and the average quarterly price growth was 15%. ALAR experienced the highest price growth at 38%, while LHSW experienced the biggest fall at -89%.

Volume

The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the Computer Communications Industry was -39%. For the same stocks of the Industry, the average monthly volume growth was -47% and the average quarterly volume growth was -31%

Fundamental Analysis Ratings

The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows

Valuation Rating: 47
P/E Growth Rating: 70
Price Growth Rating: 57
SMR Rating: 78
Profit Risk Rating: 91
Seasonality Score: -14 (-100 ... +100)
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