BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON HOLDINGS (BAH) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:BAH - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US0995021062 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall BAH gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. BAH'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 negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
87% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than BAH.
BAH is part of the Professional Services industry. There are 82 other stocks in this industry, of which 65% are performing better than BAH.
BAH is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new 52 week highs at the moment.
In the last month BAH has a been trading in the 99.13 - 130.91 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
BAH has an average volume of 2370030 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
Although the technical rating is bad, BAH does present a nice setup opportunity. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is a support zone below the current price at 102.09, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for BAH in the last couple of days, which is a good sign.
- Behavior of large players is measured by the Effective Volume indicator. This indicator inspects the 1 minute timeframe looking for high volume transactions.
More info and screens
99.64
133.29
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 100.65 to 102.09. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We can see 6 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 102.11 to 102.77. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 111.43 to 114.29. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @120.71 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @123.21 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 127.08 to 127.10. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @131.97 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 BAH is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for BAH is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 13.66 | NEGATIVE | BAH has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 86.34% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of BAH is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of BAH is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of BAH is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 34.17 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for BAH is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.98 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests BAH has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 8.92 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests BAH may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.97 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for BAH suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 45.28 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for BAH 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)
102.1
+1.45 (+1.44%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryProfessional Services
Performance
% Chg1.44%
1 Week-0.04%
2 Weeks-3.42%
1 Month-17.29%
3 Month-9.04%
6 Month-24.07%
12 Month-32.12%
2 Year-8.51%
3 Year12.99%
5 Year31.25%
10 Year304.52%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)4.58
ATR(20)%3.97%
ATR Inc-59.06%
Range Today2.17
ADR(20)3.19
ADR(20)%3.12%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS13.66
Mansfield-2.94
10 Day High106.25
10 Day Low99.13
20 Day High130.91
20 Day Low99.13
52 Week High190.59
52 Week Low99.13
CS1 End102.09
CR1 Start102.11
Volume & EV
DER(3)4.75%
DER(5)4.02%
Volume1.85M
Volume Incr-19.4%
Vol(5)1.84M
Vol(50)2.37M