One reason is that Microsoft's stock has been stuck in a trading range for five years.

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It's the Dow Jones industrial average, which has generally been stuck in a trading range--9000 to 10, 500--for the past five years.

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While Painvin is wary of adding more with the stock stuck in a trading range, he is not bolting for the exits either.

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The stock has been stuck in a trading range between the mid forties and sixty dollars because there are no major growth catalysts for the chain domestically.

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That's one reason the stock has been stuck in a narrow trading range the past two years.

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Moreover, the Dow Jones Transportation average, which has been stuck in a volatile trading range since mid-May, is close to breaking a bearish trendline off the highs since early July.

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