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POSTE ITALIANE SPA

Euronext Milan / Financials / Insurance

Technical Rating and Analysis

10

We assign a technical rating of 10 out of 10 to PST. Both in the recent history as in the last year, PST has proven to be a steady performer, scoring decent points in every aspect analyzed.

Both the short term and long term trends are positive. This is a very positive sign.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that PST is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 88% of all stocks. We also observe that the gains produced by PST over the past year are nicely spread over this period.
PST is one of the better performing stocks in the Insurance industry, it outperforms 87% of 40 stocks in the same industry.
PST is currently trading near its 52 week high, which is a good sign. The S&P500 Index however is also trading near new highs, which makes the performance in line with the market.
PST has an average volume of 1491570 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
In the last month PST has a been trading in a tight range between 19.60 and 20.34.
Weekly and Daily overview Charts
POSTE ITALIANE SPA / PST Weekly stock chart
POSTE ITALIANE SPA / PST Daily stock chart
Setup Rating and Analysis

10

Besides having an excellent technical rating, PST also presents a decent setup pattern. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 20.33. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 20.10, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for PST in the last couple of days, which is a good sign. Another positive sign is the recent Pocket Pivot signal.

  • Behavior of large players is measured by the Effective Volume indicator. This indicator inspects the 1 minute timeframe looking for high volume transactions.
  • A Pocket Pivot is a price/volume accumulation pattern. A Pocket Pivot occurs when price moves up with volume higher than the maximum down volume registered in the previous 10 days.
Support and Resistance Analysis

17.49

20.71

We found 3 important support areas.

  • A support zone ranging from 19.61 to 20.10. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
  • Support @19.23 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
  • A support zone ranging from 17.67 to 18.14. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.

We found 1 important resistance area.

  • A resistance zone ranging from 20.33 to 20.50. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
Technical Indicator Signal Analysis

The Technical Rating and Setup analysis above combine different indicators and trends in different timeframes. Individual signals from indicators may give more contradictive signals and should always be interpreted in the more global context.

IndicatorValueSignalComment
ChartMill Long Term Trend IndicatorUPPOSITIVEThe long term trend for PST.MI is up.
ChartMill Short Term Trend IndicatorUPPOSITIVEThe short term trend for PST.MI is up.
ChartMill Relative Strength88.74POSITIVEPST.MI has a high relative strength, it outperformed 88.74% off all stocks on the market.
Simple Moving Average/SMA (20)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of PST.MI is above the rising SMA(20).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (50)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of PST.MI is above the rising SMA(50).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (200)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of PST.MI is above the rising SMA(200).
Relative Strength Index/RSI (14)60.92NEUTRALThe RSI value for PST.MI is a neutral value.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9)0POSITIVEThe MACD value suggests PST.MI has a positive trend.
Stochastics (14,3)71.35NEUTRALThe Stochastics value for PST.MI is a neutral value.
Average True Range in percent/ATR (20)1.17LOW VOLATILITYThe low ATR as a percentage value for PST.MI suggests low volalility.
Average Directional Index/ADX (14)16.8NEGATIVEThe low ADX value for PST.MI suggests a weak or negative trend.
Chart- and CandleStick Pattern Analysis
Daily CandleStick Patterns
Bullish Engulfing (D)
Bullish Hammer (D)
Bearish Inverted Hammer (D)
Hanging Man (D)
Bullish Harami (D)
Doji (D)
Gravestone Doji (D)
DragonFly Doji (D)
Bearish Engulfing (D)
Bearish Shooting Star (D)
Bearish Harami (D)
Inside Bar (D)
Red Dog Reversal Down (D)
Red Dog Reversal Up (D)
Dark Cloud Cover (D)
Weekly CandleStick Patterns
Bullish Engulfing (W)
Bullish Hammer (W)
Bearish Inverted Hammer (W)
Hanging Man (W)
Bullish Harami (W)
Doji (W)
Gravestone Doji (W)
DragonFly Doji (W)
Bearish Engulfing (W)
Bearish Shooting Star (W)
Bearish Harami (W)
Inside Bar (W)
Dark Cloud Cover (W)
Daily Chart Patterns
Bull Flag
Bear Flag
Ascending Triangle (D)
Descending Triangle (D)
Symmetrical Triangle (D)
Squeeze
Channel (D)
Channel Up (D)
Channel Down (D)
Rising Wedge (D)
Falling Wedge (D)
Double Bottom (D)
Multiple Bottom (D)
Double Top (D)
Multiple Top (D)
Weekly Chart Patterns
Weekly Bull Flag
Weekly Bear Flag
Squeeze Week
Channel (W)
Double Bottom (W)
Multiple Bottom (W)
Double Top (W)
Multiple Top (W)
Example Setup

Important!: this is just an example which is fully automatically generated based on the analysis above and should in no way be interpreted as a suggestion. Always make your own analysis and determine your own entry and exit points.

ENTRYEXITDISTANCECAPITAL
20.5119.760.75 (3.66%)25.00%
An entry @20.51. This is a Buy Stop order right above the resistance zone.An exit @19.76. This is a Stop Loss order right below the 10 day low.The worst case loss on the trade is limited to 0.75 points, which is 3.66%.When investing 25.00% of your capital in this trade, your total portfolio risk will be 0.91%.

  • The generated setup is based on the nearest support and resistance areas. If you are looking for a more long term trade, probably a wider stop is advisable.
  • This trade setup was generated fully automatically and should not be interpreted as trading advice. Always check the related news for upcoming earnings or other events. Make your own analysis and trade at your own responsibility.