ACME UNITED CORP (ACU) Stock Technical Analysis
USA - NYSEARCA:ACU - US0048161048 - Common Stock
40.11 USD
+0.11 (+0.28%)
Overall ACU gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. ACU scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, ACU is a bad performer in the overall market: 80% of all stocks are doing better.
In the last month ACU has a been trading in the 39.89 - 44.36 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Warning: ACU has an average volume of 10560 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
The long term trend is neutral, but the short term trend is negative. Better to stay away from this!
ACU is part of the Commercial Services & Supplies industry. There are 84 other stocks in this industry, ACU did better than 46% of them.
ACU is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so ACU is lagging the market.
Although the technical rating is bad, ACU does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a support zone below the current price at 39.35, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for ACU 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
34.75
45.04
When analyzing the support we can see 3 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 39.14 to 39.35. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 36.94 to 37.33. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @35.10 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
3 important resistance areas can be observed.
- Resistance @40.13 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 40.89 to 41.71. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 44.03 to 44.59. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for ACU is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for ACU is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 20.76 | NEGATIVE | ACU has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 79.24% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of ACU is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of ACU is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of ACU is above a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 42.41 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for ACU is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.21 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests ACU has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 4.39 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests ACU may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.6 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for ACU suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 9.95 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for ACU suggests a weak or negative 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)
NYSEARCA:ACU (10/7/2025, 10:25:13 AM)
40.11
+0.11 (+0.28%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryCommercial Services & Supplies
Performance
% Chg0.28%
1 Week-1.45%
2 Weeks-5.35%
1 Month-8.84%
3 Month-6.98%
6 Month5.4%
12 Month-7.79%
2 Year19.4%
3 Year67.29%
5 Year41.84%
10 Year144.65%
15 Year308.16%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.38
ATR(20)%3.6%
ATR Inc1.18%
Range Today0.11
ADR(20)1.37
ADR(20)%3.41%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS20.76
Mansfield-1.1
10 Day High42.65
10 Day Low39.89
20 Day High44.36
20 Day Low39.89
52 Week High45.42
52 Week Low34.35
CS1 End39.35
CR1 Start40.13
Volume & EV
DER(3)4.48%
DER(5)6.29%
Volume2.23K
Volume Incr-35.29%
Vol(5)9.01K
Vol(50)10.56K