DUN & BRADSTREET HOLDINGS IN (DNB) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:DNB - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US26484T1060 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall DNB 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. DNB was also a bad performer in the overall market in the last year.
61% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than DNB.
DNB is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so DNB is lagging the market.
DNB is currently showing a bull flag pattern! A bull flag pattern occurs when prices pull back slightly after a strong rise up. This may be a nice opportunity for an entry.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days, which is a good thing during a pullback.
DNB has an average volume of 15699700 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The long term trend is still negative, but the short term trend is positive, so the stock is getting more and more appreciated by traders and investors.
DNB is an average performer in the Professional Services industry, it outperforms 55% of 82 stocks in the same industry.
In the last month DNB has a been trading in a tight range between 8.94 and 9.05.
DNB has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately. A pullback is taking place, which may present a nice opportunity for an entry. There is very little resistance above the current price. There is a support zone below the current price at 8.99, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
8.83
12.12
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 8.92 to 8.99. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
2 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 9.16 to 9.20. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @12.00 from a trend line in the daily 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 DNB is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for DNB is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 39.58 | NEUTRAL | DNB is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of DNB is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of DNB is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of DNB is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 53.52 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for DNB is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests DNB has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 81 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests DNB may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 0.29 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for DNB suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 11.8 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for DNB 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)
9.01
-0.02 (-0.22%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryProfessional Services
Performance
% Chg-0.22%
1 Week-0.11%
2 Weeks0.33%
1 Month0.56%
3 Month2.27%
6 Month-27.51%
12 Month-5.16%
2 Year-22.13%
3 Year-40.05%
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.03
ATR(20)%0.29%
ATR Inc16.7%
Range Today0.04
ADR(20)0.03
ADR(20)%0.29%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS39.58
Mansfield-1.81
10 Day High9.05
10 Day Low8.98
20 Day High9.05
20 Day Low8.94
52 Week High12.95
52 Week Low7.78
CS1 End8.99
CR1 Start9.16
Volume & EV
DER(3)2.31%
DER(5)1.93%
Volume16.27M
Volume Incr-35.83%
Vol(5)6.23M
Vol(50)15.70M