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BANK OF THE JAMES FINANCIAL (BOTJ) Stock Technical Analysis

USA - NASDAQ:BOTJ - US4702991088 - Common Stock

15.4 USD
-0.14 (-0.9%)
Last: 9/19/2025, 4:04:12 PM
Technical Rating and Analysis

8

Overall BOTJ gets a technical rating of 8 out of 10. Although BOTJ is only a medium performer in the overall market, the technical picture looks good in both the medium and short term time frames.

Warning: BOTJ has an average volume of 3089 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
The long and short term trends are both positive. This is looking good!
BOTJ is currently trading in the upper part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near a new high, so BOTJ is lagging the market slightly.
In the last month BOTJ has a been trading in the 14.29 - 15.77 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
Prices have been consolidating recently, this may present a good entry opportunity.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days, which is a good thing during a pullback.
When compared to the yearly performance of all other stocks, BOTJ outperforms 60% of them, which is more or less in line with the market.
BOTJ is part of the Banks industry. There are 392 other stocks in this industry, BOTJ did better than 48% of them.
Weekly and Daily overview Charts
BANK OF THE JAMES FINANCIAL / BOTJ Weekly stock chart
BANK OF THE JAMES FINANCIAL / BOTJ Daily stock chart
Setup Rating and Analysis

9

BOTJ has an excellent technical rating and also presents a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 15.85. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 15.36, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for BOTJ in the last couple of days, which is a good sign. Another positive sign is the recent Pocket Pivot signal.

  • Behavior of large players is measured by the Effective Volume indicator. This indicator inspects the 1 minute timeframe looking for high volume transactions.
  • A Pocket Pivot is a price/volume accumulation pattern. A Pocket Pivot occurs when price moves up with volume higher than the maximum down volume registered in the previous 10 days.
Support and Resistance Analysis

13.38

16.04

4 important support areas can be observed.

  • A support zone ranging from 15.13 to 15.36. 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 14.52 to 14.80. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
  • A support zone ranging from 14.09 to 14.09. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
  • A support zone ranging from 13.52 to 13.69. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.

When analyzing the resistance we notice one important area.

  • A resistance zone ranging from 15.85 to 15.88. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
Technical Indicator Signal Analysis

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.

IndicatorValueSignalComment
ChartMill Long Term Trend IndicatorUPPOSITIVEThe long term trend for BOTJ is up.
ChartMill Short Term Trend IndicatorUPPOSITIVEThe short term trend for BOTJ is up.
ChartMill Relative Strength60.42NEUTRALBOTJ is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market.
Simple Moving Average/SMA (20)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of BOTJ is above the rising SMA(20).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (50)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of BOTJ is above the rising SMA(50).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (200)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of BOTJ is above the rising SMA(200).
Relative Strength Index/RSI (14)56.78NEUTRALThe RSI value for BOTJ is a neutral value.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9)-0.04NEGATIVEThe MACD value suggests BOTJ has a negative trend.
Stochastics (14,3)72.14NEUTRALThe Stochastics value for BOTJ is a neutral value.
Average True Range in percent/ATR (20)2.16MEDIUM VOLATILITYThe ATR as a percentage value for BOTJ suggests some volalility.
Average Directional Index/ADX (14)19.5NEGATIVEThe low ADX value for BOTJ suggests a weak or negative trend.
Chart- and CandleStick Pattern Analysis
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)
Example Setup

Important!: this is just an example which is fully automatically generated based on the analysis above and should in no way be interpreted as a suggestion. Always make your own analysis and determine your own entry and exit points.

ENTRYEXITDISTANCECAPITAL
15.8915.120.77 (4.85%)20.64%
An entry @15.89. This is a Buy Stop order right above the resistance zone.An exit @15.12. This is a Stop Loss order right below the support zone.The worst case loss on the trade is limited to 0.77 points, which is 4.85%.For a 1.00% total portfolio risk, you can invest 20.64% of your capital in this trade.

  • The generated setup is based on the nearest support and resistance areas. If you are looking for a more long term trade, probably a wider stop is advisable.
  • This trade setup was generated fully automatically and should not be interpreted as trading advice. Always check the related news for upcoming earnings or other events. Make your own analysis and trade at your own responsibility.
BANK OF THE JAMES FINANCIAL / BOTJ Daily stock chart

BANK OF THE JAMES FINANCIAL

NASDAQ:BOTJ (9/19/2025, 4:04:12 PM)

15.4

-0.14 (-0.9%)

Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryBanks
Performance
% Chg-0.9%
1 Week0.98%
2 Weeks-0.06%
1 Month6.72%
3 Month8.99%
6 Month5.05%
12 Month9.92%
2 Year46.67%
3 Year21.84%
5 Year57.95%
10 Year37.38%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.34
ATR(20)%2.16%
ATR Inc-6.5%
Range Today0.1
ADR(20)0.24
ADR(20)%1.58%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS60.42
Mansfield-0.26
10 Day High15.67
10 Day Low14.29
20 Day High15.77
20 Day Low14.29
52 Week High17.05
52 Week Low11.56
CS1 End15.36
CR1 Start15.85
Volume & EV
DER(3)13.02%
DER(5)7.81%
Volume3.28K
Volume Incr-57.77%
Vol(5)1.40K
Vol(50)3.09K