Top Stock Prediction: Goldman Sachs, IBM and Apple Primed For Gains

Today’s market is poised for intriguing session, and a deep dive into the fundamentals and technical outlook of three giants, Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS.), IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), suggests they are strong candidates to be among the day’s top performers. Below, we look at these stocks and discuss their likely near-term performance.

IBM

For a while, IBM felt like an old tech company; dependable, sure, but not exactly exciting. But that’s changing fast. IBM stock price is up by 38% this year. This jump is mostly thanks to the strong muscle it has shown in its hybrid cloud and AI platforms, especially watsonx. According to a recent Wall Street Journal report, IBM is preparing to buy Confuent, a data streaming firm, for about $11 billion. This would give IBM a boost in the real-time AI space.

Ultimately such a deal would really strengthen IBM’s position in the tech space and add propulsion to its stock price upside.

IBM Stock Forecast

IBM stock chart has a stable momentum, with the RSI at 57 signaling a likelihood of continued gains. It’s holding above the $304.38 pivot, which corresponds to the 10-day SMA. The immediate barrier is likely to be at $308, but a stronger upside momentum could push the action higher to test $310.
The stock is doing much better than its long-term moving averages, like the 200-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) near $267, which means its been in a good uptrend for a while. The first support will likely be at the psychological $300, below which the upside narrative will be invalid and an extended control by the sellers could see it test $297.50.

IBM stock price daily chart with key support and resistance levels. Created on TradingView

Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs stock is doing well because of its strengths in investment banking and trading. Its also actively moving into fast-growing segments like wealth management and ETFs. This includes the $2 billion purchase of ETF provider Innovator Capital Management, as reported by Bloomberg.

The banking giant enters today riding a wave of unshakeable confidence from its Q3 2025 performance. Revenues surged 20% year-over-year to $15.18 billion, underscoring the firms prowess in investment banking and trading amid a rebounding dealmaking environment. With Confluent’s Kafka platform integrating seamlessly into IBM’s Watson ecosystem, expect partnerships with hyperscalers to accelerate. It’s the kind of news that heads at breakfast tables and trading desks alike, positioning IBM not just to gain, but to lead the pack.

Goldman Sachs Chart

Goldman Sachs’s technical outlook looks very positive. There’s resistance at $860, and if it breaks through that, it could head to $870. The momentum indicators agree that an uptrend is in motion. Meanwhile, the stock has broken above the upper Bollinger Band and the RSI at 67 suggests it might be getting overbought. Nonetheless, there’s still a lot of buying happening. If action goes below the $840 pivot, it could trigger a selloff that could take Goldman Sachs stock price to key supports at the $826 to $805 zone.

Goldman Sachs stock price daily chart with key levels of support and resistance. Created on TradingView

Apple

Apple remains one of the world’s most valuable brands. Even with some talk about slower sales in areas, its strong ecosystem is still its best source of defense and growth. Wedbush’s Dan Ives just raised his price target to $350 from $320, suggesting a possible 26% increase, citing high expectations for the iPhone 17 and a wave of AI upgrades in 2026 that could be quite substantial.

As holiday sales data trickles in from the company’s investor relations filings, Apple’s services revenue, now a $100 billion juggernaut, promises resilience.

Apple Stock Daily Chart

Apple stock chart reveals a stock maintaining a positive long-term and short-term trend. The immediate key support zone to watch is between the 20-day SMA at $274.77 and $271, a critical area formed by key moving averages. The pivot is at $276.95 while upside resistance is between $280 and $283.

Apple stock daily price with key support and resistance levels. Created on TradingView