BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION INC (BNED) Stock Technical Analysis
USA - NYSE:BNED - US06777U2006 - Common Stock
9.34 USD
+0.12 (+1.3%)
We assign a technical rating of 2 out of 10 to BNED. BNED'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 long term trend is still negative, but the short term trend is neutral. It is advised to wait a little bit longer to see how this turns out.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, BNED is a bad performer in the overall market: 84% of all stocks are doing better.
BNED is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Specialty Retail industry. 64% of 119 stocks in the same industry do better.
BNED is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new highs.
In the last month BNED has a been trading in the 8.90 - 9.98 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range where prices have been consolidating recently, this may present a good entry opportunity, but some resistance may be present above.
Although the technical rating is bad, BNED does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. We notice that large players showed an interest for BNED 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.
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We found 1 important support area.
- A support zone ranging from 8.13 to 8.32. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 3 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 9.34 to 9.54. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 9.81 to 9.96. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @10.99 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 BNED is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for BNED is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 16.52 | NEGATIVE | BNED has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 83.48% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of BNED is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of BNED is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of BNED is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 47.37 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for BNED is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.06 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests BNED has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 43.83 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for BNED is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.83 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for BNED suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 14.94 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for BNED suggests a weak or negative 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)
NYSE:BNED (10/20/2025, 1:34:00 PM)
9.34
+0.12 (+1.3%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustrySpecialty Retail
Performance
% Chg1.3%
1 Week1.21%
2 Weeks-5.82%
1 Month-1.18%
3 Month-17.9%
6 Month-1.18%
12 Month-11.18%
2 Year-90.96%
3 Year-96.7%
5 Year-95.99%
10 Year-99.37%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.36
ATR(20)%3.83%
ATR Inc-10.17%
Range Today0.16
ADR(20)0.34
ADR(20)%3.66%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS16.52
Mansfield-1.82
10 Day High9.93
10 Day Low8.9
20 Day High9.98
20 Day Low8.9
52 Week High14.41
52 Week Low7.9
CS1 End8.32
CR1 Start9.34
Volume & EV
DER(3)3.99%
DER(5)4.05%
Volume66.03K
Volume Incr-31.69%
Vol(5)201.00K
Vol(50)291.02K