BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUT (BFAM) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:BFAM - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US1091941005 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall BFAM gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. BFAM'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.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, BFAM is a bad performer in the overall market: 74% of all stocks are doing better.
In the last month BFAM has a been trading in the 114.78 - 125.62 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
BFAM is part of the Diversified Consumer Services industry. There are 71 other stocks in this industry, BFAM did better than 50% of them.
BFAM is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so BFAM is lagging the market.
The technical rating of BFAM is bad and it also does not present a quality setup 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.
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101.28
134.88
When analyzing the support we can see 3 important areas.
- Support @114.38 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 104.00 to 104.45. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @102.30 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
3 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 119.24 to 123.59. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @127.58 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 129.66 to 133.54. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
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 BFAM is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for BFAM is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 26.1 | NEGATIVE | BFAM has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 73.9% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of BFAM is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of BFAM is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of BFAM is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 30.49 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for BFAM is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.66 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests BFAM has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 9.32 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests BFAM may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.11 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for BFAM suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 33.54 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for BFAM 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)
115.35
-1.23 (-1.06%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryDiversified Consumer Services
Performance
% Chg-1.06%
1 Week-4.34%
2 Weeks-4.29%
1 Month-7.6%
3 Month-1.66%
6 Month1.03%
12 Month0.52%
2 Year18.88%
3 Year23.15%
5 Year7.56%
10 Year91.48%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)2.5
ATR(20)%2.11%
ATR Inc-4.33%
Range Today1.94
ADR(20)2.42
ADR(20)%2.1%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS26.1
Mansfield-1.42
10 Day High123.71
10 Day Low114.78
20 Day High125.62
20 Day Low114.78
52 Week High141.9
52 Week Low103.75
CS1 End114.38
CR1 Start119.24
Volume & EV
DER(3)-2.17%
DER(5)-2.29%
Volume294.90K
Volume Incr-4.56%
Vol(5)477.98K
Vol(50)506.81K