CARL ZEISS MEDITEC AG - BR (AFX.DE) Stock Technical Analysis
FRA:AFX - Deutsche Boerse Ag - DE0005313704 - Common Stock - Currency: EUR
Taking everything into account, AFX scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. AFX 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.
94% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than AFX.
AFX is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Health Care Equipment & Supplies industry. 72% of 56 stocks in the same industry do better.
AFX 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 AFX has a been trading in the 49.90 - 57.50 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
AFX has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. We notice that large players showed an interest for AFX 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
49.97
62.95
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 50.47 to 51.00. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
We can see 5 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 51.71 to 52.48. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 55.35 to 57.01. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 58.45 to 58.60. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @60.45 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @62.33 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 AFX.DE is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for AFX.DE is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 6.86 | NEGATIVE | AFX.DE has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 93.14% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of AFX.DE is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of AFX.DE is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of AFX.DE is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 37.65 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for AFX.DE is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.1 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests AFX.DE has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 29.11 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for AFX.DE is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.04 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for AFX.DE suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 25.49 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for AFX.DE 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)
FRA:AFX (7/25/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
51.05
-0.2 (-0.39%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryHealth Care Equipment & Supplies
Performance
% Chg-0.39%
1 Week-1.26%
2 Weeks-1.92%
1 Month-10.44%
3 Month-13.25%
6 Month-9.33%
12 Month-17.26%
2 Year-51.54%
3 Year-64.07%
5 Year-42.41%
10 Year99.22%
15 Year330.8%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.43
ATR(20)%3.04%
ATR Inc-27.15%
Range Today1
ADR(20)1.49
ADR(20)%2.91%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS6.86
Mansfield-1.97
10 Day High53.1
10 Day Low49.9
20 Day High57.5
20 Day Low49.9
52 Week High72.2
52 Week Low44.28
CS1 End51
CR1 Start51.71
Volume & EV
DER(3)8.63%
DER(5)5.92%
Volume119.74K
Volume Incr2.34%
Vol(5)151.25K
Vol(50)135.18K