Dollar Tree Inc ( DLTR ) shares are trading lower Tuesday morning. The discount retailer's slide comes amid a broader market retreat as investors digest weak economic data and heightened geopolitical risks.
U.S. equities opened in the red today, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.48%. The Nasdaq dropped 0.59%, while the S&P 500 declined 0.44%. Within the market, the consumer discretionary sector faced significant headwinds, falling 1.1% during Tuesday's session.
Adding to the bearish sentiment, U.S. durable-goods orders fell by 1.4% month-over-month to $315.5 billion in February. This marks the third consecutive monthly decline.
Market volatility spiked following reports that U.S. forces struck military targets on Iran's Kharg Island.
President Donald Trump issued a stern warning on Truth Social, stating, "a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again." Following the news, crude oil surged, with the United States Oil Fund ( USO ) gaining over 1.6%.
At $105.64, the stock is trading 3% below its 20-day simple moving average (SMA), the stock’s average price over the last 20 sessions. It's also trading 11.1% below its 100-day SMA, indicating the intermediate trend hasn't fully recovered from the earlier breakdown.
The moving average convergence divergence (MACD), a trend/momentum measure, is at -3.0522 versus a signal line of -3.8816.
Key Resistance: $116.00
Key Support: $103.00
DLTR Stock Price Activity: Dollar Tree ( DLTR ) shares were down 4.96% at $105.58 at the time of publication on Tuesday, according to Benzinga Pro data.