ACI WORLDWIDE INC (ACIW) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:ACIW - Nasdaq - US0044981019 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall ACIW gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. ACIW's overall performance in the market is below average. Also recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
62% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than ACIW.
ACIW is part of the Software industry. There are 282 other stocks in this industry, of which 60% are performing better than ACIW.
ACIW is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so ACIW is lagging the market.
In the last month ACIW has a been trading in the 44.06 - 47.95 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Although the technical rating is bad, ACIW does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a support zone below the current price at 45.25, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for ACIW in the last couple of days, which is a good sign.
- Behavior of large players is measured by the Effective Volume indicator. This indicator inspects the 1 minute timeframe looking for high volume transactions.
More info and screens
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59.23
We found 1 important support area.
- A support zone ranging from 44.58 to 44.58. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
5 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 47.63 to 48.25. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @51.25 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @52.33 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 55.25 to 55.69. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @58.64 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
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.
| Indicator | Value | Signal | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChartMill Long Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for ACIW is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for ACIW is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 38.23 | NEUTRAL | ACIW is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of ACIW is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of ACIW is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of ACIW is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 42.82 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for ACIW is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.18 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests ACIW has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 47.02 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for ACIW is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.17 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for ACIW suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 27.01 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for ACIW suggests a strong trend. |
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)
45.49
-0.45 (-0.98%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustrySoftware
Performance
% Chg-0.98%
1 Week0.69%
2 Weeks1.11%
1 Month-2.78%
3 Month-9.35%
6 Month-14.51%
12 Month15.54%
2 Year96.16%
3 Year59.45%
5 Year69.8%
10 Year92.18%
15 Year603.45%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.01
ATR(20)%2.17%
ATR Inc4.34%
Range Today0.91
ADR(20)0.96
ADR(20)%2.11%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS38.23
Mansfield-1.63
10 Day High46.61
10 Day Low44.06
20 Day High47.95
20 Day Low44.06
52 Week High59.71
52 Week Low38.59
CS1 End45.25
CR1 Start47.8
Volume & EV
DER(3)4.57%
DER(5)4.09%
Volume789.90K
Volume Incr11.78%
Vol(5)673.44K
Vol(50)768.25K