BIO-KEY INTERNATIONAL INC (BKYI) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:BKYI - Nasdaq - US09060C5076 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall BKYI gets a technical rating of 3 out of 10. Recently some decent action could be observed, but in the medium term time frame this is still negative. BKYI was also a bad performer in the overall market in the last year.
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, BKYI is a bad performer in the overall market: 90% of all stocks are doing better.
BKYI is part of the Software industry. There are 282 other stocks in this industry, of which 77% are performing better than BKYI.
BKYI 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 BKYI has a been trading in the 0.76 - 1.00 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Prices have been consolidating recently, but much resistance may still be present above.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
Although the technical rating is bad, BKYI does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is very little resistance above the current price. There is a support zone below the current price at 0.83, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
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0.65
1.59
When analyzing the support we can see 6 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 0.83 to 0.83. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 0.78 to 0.81. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Support @0.76 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Support @0.73 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @0.71 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @0.66 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
4 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 0.85 to 0.86. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @0.90 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @1.52 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @1.57 from a trend line in the weekly 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 BKYI is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for BKYI is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 10.5 | NEGATIVE | BKYI has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 89.5% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of BKYI is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of BKYI is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of BKYI is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 51.23 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for BKYI is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests BKYI has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 37.66 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for BKYI is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 8.61 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for BKYI suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 35.76 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for BKYI 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)
0.8283
+0.01 (+1.32%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustrySoftware
Performance
% Chg1.32%
1 Week-1.39%
2 Weeks1.01%
1 Month1.84%
3 Month13.64%
6 Month-50.4%
12 Month-51.02%
2 Year-93.44%
3 Year-97.44%
5 Year-99.18%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.06
ATR(20)%8.61%
ATR Inc-33.55%
Range Today0.06
ADR(20)0.07
ADR(20)%8.61%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS10.5
Mansfield-2.9
10 Day High0.91
10 Day Low0.76
20 Day High1
20 Day Low0.76
52 Week High3.68
52 Week Low0.52
CS1 End0.83
CR1 Start0.83
Volume & EV
DER(3)-8.48%
DER(5)-8.45%
Volume585.05K
Volume Incr-65.37%
Vol(5)287.48K
Vol(50)479.75K