APA CORP (APA) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:APA - Nasdaq - US03743Q1085 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, APA scores 1 out of 10 in our technical rating. APA's overall performance in the market is below average. Also recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
The short term trend is neutral, while the long term trend is still negative. We need to see a little more continued positive action to make this really interesting.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, APA is a bad performer in the overall market: 89% of all stocks are doing better.
APA is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry. 78% of 213 stocks in the same industry do better.
APA is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so APA is lagging the market.
APA has an average volume of 8788620 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
In the last month APA has a been trading in the 15.20 - 18.73 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
Although the technical rating is bad, APA does present a nice setup opportunity. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period.
More info and screens
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25.43
We found 2 important support areas.
- Support @16.28 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Support @15.48 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
5 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 17.44 to 17.96. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 18.46 to 18.74. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @19.51 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @20.97 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @25.18 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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for APA is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for APA is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 11.26 | NEGATIVE | APA has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 88.74% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of APA is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of APA is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of APA is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 47.7 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for APA is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.09 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests APA has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 48.16 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for APA is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 4.28 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for APA suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 15.32 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for APA 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)
16.74
+0.03 (+0.18%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorEnergy
GICS IndustryOil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
Performance
% Chg0.18%
1 Week-5.74%
2 Weeks3.46%
1 Month2.95%
3 Month-26.55%
6 Month-26.48%
12 Month-42.98%
2 Year-47.33%
3 Year-64.39%
5 Year55.14%
10 Year-72.03%
15 Year-81.3%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.74
ATR(20)%4.28%
ATR Inc-17.07%
Range Today0.71
ADR(20)0.59
ADR(20)%3.53%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS11.26
Mansfield-3.1
10 Day High18.73
10 Day Low16.15
20 Day High18.73
20 Day Low15.2
52 Week High33.41
52 Week Low13.58
CS1 End16.28
CR1 Start17.44
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.52%
DER(5)-0.39%
Volume5.04M
Volume Incr-37.87%
Vol(5)5.33M
Vol(50)8.79M