Authentec (AUTH) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:AUTH - Nasdaq -
We assign a technical rating of 9 out of 10 to AUTH. This is due to a consistent performance in both the short and longer term time frames. Also compared to the overall market, AUTH is showing a nice and steady performance.
The long and short term trends are both positive. This is looking good!
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that AUTH is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 98% of all stocks.
AUTH is currently trading in the upper part of its 52 week range. The market is still in the middle of its 52 week range, so AUTH slightly outperforms the market at the moment.
AUTH has an average volume of 1221750 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
In the last month AUTH has a been trading in a tight range between 7.99 and 8.10.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
AUTH has an excellent technical rating, but the quality of the setup is only medium at the moment. Price movement has been a little bit too volatile to find a nice entry and exit point. It is probably a good idea to wait for a consolidation first.
More info and screens
6.75
8.54
When analyzing the support we can see 2 important areas.
- Strong support @7.98 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Support @6.82 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
2 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 8.03 to 8.05. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @8.46 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS98.24
Mansfield6.4
10 Day High8.1
10 Day Low7.99
20 Day High8.1
20 Day Low7.99
52 Week High8.83
52 Week Low2.52
Performance
1 Week-0.5%
2 Weeks0%
1 Month-0.25%
3 Month86.28%
6 Month147.22%
12 Month139.1%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
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)
Technical Indicators
MACD(12,26,9)N/A
RSI(14)58.52
LBBN/A
UBBN/A
NASDAQ:AUTH (10/4/2012, 4:25:09 PM)
8.01
0 (0%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg0%
1 Week-0.5%
2 Weeks0%
1 Month-0.25%
3 Month86.28%
6 Month147.22%
12 Month139.1%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.04
ATR(20)%0.44%
ATR Inc-38.6%
Range Today0.02
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
CRS98.24
Mansfield6.4
10 Day High8.1
10 Day Low7.99
20 Day High8.1
20 Day Low7.99
52 Week High8.83
52 Week Low2.52
CS1 End7.98
CR1 Start8.03
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.1%
DER(5)-4.27%
Volume669.61K
Volume Incr-23.41%
Vol(5)451.78K
Vol(50)1.22M