ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS CORP (ADS) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:ADS - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - Common Stock
Taking everything into account, ADS scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. ADS scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, ADS is a bad performer in the overall market: 84% of all stocks are doing better.
ADS is part of the IT Services industry. There are 82 other stocks in this industry, of which 72% are performing better than ADS.
ADS is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. The S&P500 Index is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so ADS is lagging the market.
In the last month ADS has a been trading in the 53.30 - 62.91 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
ADS has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is a support zone below the current price at 56.00, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
54.91
79.44
We found 1 important support area.
- A support zone ranging from 55.46 to 56.00. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the weekly time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 5 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 57.98 to 58.27. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @60.34 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 62.54 to 62.54. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @74.32 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @78.65 from a trend line in the weekly 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 ADS is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for ADS is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 16.13 | NEGATIVE | ADS has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 83.87% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of ADS is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of ADS is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of ADS is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 42.24 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for ADS is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.08 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests ADS has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 19.21 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests ADS may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 5.23 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for ADS suggests high volalility. |
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)
56.8
+0.65 (+1.16%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryIT Services
Performance
% Chg1.16%
1 Week-4.86%
2 Weeks-9.16%
1 Month-6.85%
3 Month-14.68%
6 Month-45.5%
12 Month-49.89%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)2.69
ATR(20)%5.23%
ATR Inc-40.47%
Range Today1.54
ADR(20)N/A
ADR(20)%N/A
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS16.13
Mansfield-3.83
10 Day High62.08
10 Day Low55.7
20 Day High62.91
20 Day Low53.3
52 Week High128.16
52 Week Low53.3
CS1 End56
CR1 Start57.98
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.55%
DER(5)0.4%
Volume463.80K
Volume Incr-20.28%
Vol(5)800.48K
Vol(50)917.74K