AEROVIRONMENT INC (AVAV) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:AVAV - Nasdaq - US0080731088 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall AVAV gets a technical rating of 9 out of 10. Both in the recent history as in the last year, AVAV has proven to be a steady performer, scoring decent points in every aspect analyzed.
The long and short term trends are both positive. This is looking good!
AVAV is part of the Aerospace & Defense industry. There are 66 other stocks in this industry. AVAV outperforms 76% of them.
AVAV is currently trading near its 52 week high, which is a good sign. The S&P500 Index however is also trading near new highs, which makes the performance in line with the market.
In the last month AVAV has a been trading in the 186.76 - 295.90 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
AVAV has an average volume of 1471370 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
Looking at the yearly performance, AVAV did better than 94% of all other stocks. However, this overall good ranking is mostly due to the recent strong move.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
Although AVAV has an excellent technical rating, it does not present a decent entry opportunity 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
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287.81
2 important support areas can be observed.
- Support @236.76 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Support @220.35 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
We found 1 important resistance area.
- Resistance @284.96 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 | UP | POSITIVE | The long term trend for AVAV is up. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for AVAV is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 94.79 | POSITIVE | AVAV has a high relative strength, it outperformed 94.79% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of AVAV is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of AVAV is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of AVAV is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 69.48 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for AVAV is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.77 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests AVAV has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 67.07 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for AVAV is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 5.93 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for AVAV suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 38.45 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for AVAV 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)
274.03
-4.53 (-1.63%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryAerospace & Defense
Performance
% Chg-1.63%
1 Week3.88%
2 Weeks11.29%
1 Month44.2%
3 Month85.64%
6 Month62.4%
12 Month66.86%
2 Year187.67%
3 Year216.29%
5 Year257.98%
10 Year951.54%
15 Year1046.09%
Volatility
ATR(14)13.71
ATR(20)%5.93%
ATR Inc-21.74%
Range Today9.45
ADR(20)13.39
ADR(20)%4.89%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS94.79
Mansfield4.01
10 Day High284.17
10 Day Low228.89
20 Day High295.9
20 Day Low186.76
52 Week High295.9
52 Week Low102.25
CS1 End236.76
CR1 Start284.96
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.92%
DER(5)-0.94%
Volume1.25M
Volume Incr8.75%
Vol(5)2.56M
Vol(50)1.47M