DLR Technical Analysis - DIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC

Technical Rating and Analysis

Taking everything into account, DLR scores 1 out of 10 in our technical rating. DLR scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.

When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, DLR is a bad performer in the overall market: 61% of all stocks are doing better.

DLR is part of the Specialized REITs industry. There are 29 other stocks in this industry. DLR outperforms 92% of them.

DLR has an average volume of 1495100 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.

Both the short term and long term trends are neutral. So this is not the most entertaining stock around.

DLR is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so DLR is lagging the market.

In the last month DLR has a been trading in a tight range between 168.45 and 178.30.

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Technical Analysis

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Setup Rating and Analysis

DLR has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. A pullback is taking place, which may present a nice opportunity for an entry. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 177.69. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 170.75, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.

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Support and Resistance Analysis

134.86

183.56

When analyzing the support we can see 3 important areas.

A support zone ranging from 161.20 to 170.75. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
Support @140.37 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
Support @136.22 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.

2 important resistance areas can be observed.

Resistance @177.69 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
Resistance @181.74 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.

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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.

Indicator	Value	Signal	Comment
ChartMill Long Term Trend Indicator	NEUTRAL	NEUTRAL	The long term trend for DLR is neutral.
ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator	NEUTRAL	NEUTRAL	The short term trend for DLR is neutral.
ChartMill Relative Strength	39.78	NEUTRAL	DLR is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market.
Simple Moving Average/SMA (20)	DOWN	NEGATIVE	The current price of DLR is below a declining SMA(20).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (50)	DOWN	MIXED	The current price of DLR is above a declining SMA(50).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (200)	DOWN	MIXED	The current price of DLR is above a declining SMA(200).
Relative Strength Index/RSI (14)	49.67	NEUTRAL	The RSI value for DLR is a neutral value.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9)	-0.39	NEGATIVE	The MACD value suggests DLR has a negative trend.
Stochastics (14,3)	22.27	NEUTRAL	The Stochastics value for DLR is a neutral value.
Average True Range in percent/ATR (20)	2	MEDIUM VOLATILITY	The ATR as a percentage value for DLR suggests some volalility.
Average Directional Index/ADX (14)	16.79	NEGATIVE	The low ADX value for DLR suggests a weak or negative trend.