The stock invested in Abbott Laboratories, initially bought for $55.52 a share in week 1, was sold on Wednesday because the stocks had increased past the purchased value as seen in Figure 7.12 below. It was originally predicted using the SMA that the price would cross above the SMA, meaning an uptrend was to follow, but instead the price fell back down. It was lucky that we were able to sell the stock back for above the purchased price and not lose any money.