AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS (AEO) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:AEO - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US02553E1064 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall AEO gets a technical rating of 2 out of 10. Recently some decent action could be observed, but in the medium term time frame this is still negative. AEO was also a bad performer in the overall market in the last year.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, AEO is a bad performer in the overall market: 91% of all stocks are doing better.
AEO is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Specialty Retail industry. 80% of 122 stocks in the same industry do better.
AEO is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new highs.
In the last month AEO has a been trading in the 9.56 - 12.13 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days, which is what you like to see during a strong movement up.
AEO has an average volume of 9440790 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The long term trend is still negative, but the short term trend is positive, so the stock is getting more and more appreciated by traders and investors.
Prices have been rising strongly lately, it may be a good idea to wait for a consolidation or pullback before considering an entry.
The technical rating of AEO is bad and it also does not present a quality setup at the moment. Prices have been extended to the upside lately. For a nice entry it is better to wait for a consolidation.
More info and screens
9.90
16.68
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- Support @10.00 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
2 important resistance areas can be observed.
- Resistance @12.72 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @16.51 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 AEO is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for AEO is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 9.56 | NEGATIVE | AEO has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 90.44% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of AEO is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of AEO is above a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of AEO is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 71.5 | OVERBOUGHT | The high RSI value suggests AEO may be overbought. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.2 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests AEO has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 81.55 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests AEO may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 4.34 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for AEO suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 15.94 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for AEO 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)
11.74
+0.46 (+4.08%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustrySpecialty Retail
Performance
% Chg4.08%
1 Week18.11%
2 Weeks18.59%
1 Month22.04%
3 Month4.82%
6 Month-32.1%
12 Month-46%
2 Year-16.44%
3 Year-2.49%
5 Year17.4%
10 Year-33.86%
15 Year-4.63%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.53
ATR(20)%4.34%
ATR Inc133.32%
Range Today0.56
ADR(20)0.46
ADR(20)%3.93%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS9.56
Mansfield-3.07
10 Day High12.14
10 Day Low9.65
20 Day High12.14
20 Day Low9.56
52 Week High22.83
52 Week Low9.27
CS1 End10
CR1 Start12.72
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.57%
DER(5)0.44%
Volume19.86M
Volume Incr172.51%
Vol(5)19.28M
Vol(50)9.44M