ADT INC (ADT) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:ADT - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US00090Q1031 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall ADT gets a technical rating of 6 out of 10. This is due to a decent performance in both the short and medium term time frames. Compared to the overall market, ADT is only an average performer.
The long term trend is positive and the short term trend is neutral. The long term trend gets the benefit of the doubt for now.
ADT is currently trading in the upper part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near a new high, so ADT is lagging the market slightly.
ADT has an average volume of 16187900 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
When comparing the performance of all stocks over the past year, ADT turns out to be only a medium performer in the overall market: it outperformed 65% of all stocks.
ADT is part of the Diversified Consumer Services industry. There are 72 other stocks in this industry, ADT did better than 61% of them.
In the last month ADT has a been trading in the 8.15 - 8.80 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
ADT has only a medium technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a support zone below the current price at 8.44, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for ADT 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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3 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 8.10 to 8.44. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Support @7.55 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @6.93 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice one important area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 8.59 to 8.68. 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 | UP | POSITIVE | The long term trend for ADT is up. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for ADT is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 65.96 | NEUTRAL | ADT is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of ADT is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of ADT is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of ADT is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 57.4 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for ADT is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests ADT has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 50.26 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for ADT is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.93 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for ADT suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 12.18 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for ADT 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)
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.
| ENTRY | EXIT | DISTANCE | CAPITAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.69 | 8.14 | 0.55 (6.33%) | 15.80% |
| An entry @8.69. This is a Buy Stop order right above the resistance zone. | An exit @8.14. This is a Stop Loss order right below the 10 day low. | The worst case loss on the trade is limited to 0.55 points, which is 6.33%. | When investing 15.80% 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.
8.58
+0.18 (+2.14%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryDiversified Consumer Services
Performance
% Chg2.14%
1 Week2.63%
2 Weeks1.78%
1 Month0.94%
3 Month3%
6 Month13.79%
12 Month18.84%
2 Year33.64%
3 Year17.7%
5 Year-19.44%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.18
ATR(20)%1.93%
ATR Inc1.66%
Range Today0.19
ADR(20)0.16
ADR(20)%1.91%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS65.96
Mansfield0.26
10 Day High8.8
10 Day Low8.15
20 Day High8.8
20 Day Low8.15
52 Week High8.8
52 Week Low6.68
CS1 End8.44
CR1 Start8.59
Volume & EV
DER(3)6.12%
DER(5)5.24%
Volume11.81M
Volume Incr1.89%
Vol(5)13.87M
Vol(50)16.19M