APPLIED MATERIALS INC (AP2.DE) Stock Technical Analysis
FRA:AP2 - Deutsche Boerse Ag - US0382221051 - Common Stock - Currency: EUR
We assign a technical rating of 5 out of 10 to AP2. Recently some decent action could be observed, but in the medium term time frame this is still negative. AP2 was also a bad performer in the overall market in the last year.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, AP2 is a bad performer in the overall market: 88% of all stocks are doing better.
Warning: AP2 has an average volume of 862 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
The long term trend is still neutral, but the short term trend is positive, so the stock is getting more and more appreciated by traders and investors.
In the last month AP2 has a been trading in the 135.74 - 153.84 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
AP2 is part of the Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry. There are 55 other stocks in this industry, AP2 did better than 40% of them.
AP2 is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so AP2 is lagging the market slightly.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
Although the technical rating is only medium, AP2 does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a support zone below the current price at 146.41, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
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134.83
196.71
We found 2 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 143.60 to 146.41. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 136.19 to 140.05. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 4 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 150.49 to 152.62. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 156.44 to 156.45. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @187.76 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @194.76 from a horizontal line in the daily 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for AP2.DE is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for AP2.DE is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 12.41 | NEGATIVE | AP2.DE has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 87.59% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of AP2.DE is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of AP2.DE is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of AP2.DE is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 57.51 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for AP2.DE is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.19 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests AP2.DE has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 83.46 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests AP2.DE may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.9 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for AP2.DE suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 18 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for AP2.DE 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)
FRA:AP2 (6/20/2025, 4:39:57 PM)
150.48
-0.58 (-0.38%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustrySemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
Performance
% Chg-0.38%
1 Week0.7%
2 Weeks1.51%
1 Month8.65%
3 Month7.73%
6 Month-4.02%
12 Month-31.99%
2 Year13.93%
3 Year70%
5 Year180.17%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)2.72
ATR(20)%1.9%
ATR Inc-68.51%
Range Today0
ADR(20)2.44
ADR(20)%1.62%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS12.41
Mansfield-1.18
10 Day High153.84
10 Day Low145.82
20 Day High153.84
20 Day Low135.74
52 Week High235.3
52 Week Low103.2
CS1 End146.41
CR1 Start150.49
Volume & EV
DER(3)0%
DER(5)0%
Volume10
Volume Incr-46.7%
Vol(5)415.4
Vol(50)862.32