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FASTENAL CO

Nasdaq / Industrials / Trading Companies & Distributors

Technical Rating and Analysis

9

Taking everything into account, FAST scores 9 out of 10 in our technical rating. This is due to a consistent performance in both the short and longer term time frames. Also compared to the overall market, FAST is showing a nice and steady performance.

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 FAST is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 88% of all stocks.
FAST is part of the Trading Companies & Distributors industry. There are 49 other stocks in this industry. FAST outperforms 85% of them.
FAST is currently trading in the upper part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index is also trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so FAST is performing more or less in line with the market.
FAST has an average volume of 3955280 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
In the last month FAST has a been trading in the 78.09 - 83.08 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Weekly and Daily overview Charts
FASTENAL CO / FAST Weekly stock chart
FASTENAL CO / FAST Daily stock chart
Setup Rating and Analysis

9

FAST has an excellent technical rating and also presents a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 83.56. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 81.65, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. Very recently a Pocket Pivot signal was observed. This is another positive sign.

  • 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

69.29

85.19

We found 4 important support areas.

  • A support zone ranging from 80.19 to 81.65. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
  • Support @76.87 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
  • A support zone ranging from 71.20 to 73.19. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
  • Support @69.99 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.

When analyzing the resistance we notice one important area.

  • A resistance zone ranging from 83.56 to 84.35. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
Statistics, Performance, Trends, Indicators, Chart- and CandleStick Patterns
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS88.75
Mansfield0.73
10 Day High83.08
10 Day Low78.09
20 Day High83.08
20 Day Low78.09
52 Week High84.88
52 Week Low61.36
Performance
1 Week3.27%
2 Weeks1.45%
1 Month1.78%
3 Month9.49%
6 Month0.04%
12 Month23.28%
2 Year52.05%
3 Year52.88%
5 Year98.45%
10 Year294.51%
15 Year224.66%
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)
Technical Indicators
MACD(12,26,9)-0.08
RSI(14)57.89
LBB77.81
UBB82.77
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
84.3680.184.18 (4.95%)20.18%
An entry @84.36. This is a Buy Stop order right above the resistance zone.An exit @80.18. This is a Stop Loss order right below the support zone.The trade has a worst case loss of 4.18 points, which is 4.95%.When investing 20.18% of your capital in this trade, your total portfolio risk will be 1.00%.

  • 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.