AK STL HLDG CORP (AKS) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:AKS - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. -
We assign a technical rating of 0 out of 10 to AKS. AKS scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
77% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than AKS.
AKS is currently making a new 52 week low. This is a very bad signal. The S&P500 Index is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so AKS is lagging the market.
In the last month AKS has a been trading in the 1.55 - 3.09 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Prices have been falling strongly lately, it is better to avoid new long positions here.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days. In combination with the strong move down this is a bad signal.
AKS has an average volume of 7429600 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The technical rating of AKS is bad and it also does not present a quality setup at the moment. Prices have been extended to the downside lately. For a nice entry it is better to wait for a consolidation.
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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 AKS is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for AKS is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 23.84 | NEGATIVE | AKS has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 76.16% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of AKS is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of AKS is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of AKS is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 17.51 | OVERSOLD | The low RSI value suggests AKS may be oversold. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.08 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests AKS has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 5.93 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests AKS may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 11.64 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for AKS 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)
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-0.25 (-13.89%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg-13.89%
1 Week-28.57%
2 Weeks-31.72%
1 Month-48.84%
3 Month-54.81%
6 Month-44.64%
12 Month-43.22%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.2
ATR(20)%11.64%
ATR Inc6.92%
Range Today0.15
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
CRS23.84
Mansfield-2.56
10 Day High2.44
10 Day Low1.55
20 Day High3.09
20 Day Low1.55
52 Week High3.59
52 Week Low1.55
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 StartN/A
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.37%
DER(5)-1.66%
Volume27.76M
Volume Incr50.46%
Vol(5)11.51M
Vol(50)7.43M