ENNIS INC (EBF) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:EBF - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US2933891028 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 1 out of 10 to EBF. EBF'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.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
75% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than EBF.
EBF is part of the Commercial Services & Supplies industry. There are 83 other stocks in this industry, of which 62% are performing better than EBF.
EBF 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 EBF is lagging the market.
In the last month EBF has a been trading in the 17.85 - 19.68 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.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
Although the technical rating is bad, EBF does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced.
More info and screens
18.48
22.34
We can see 4 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 18.91 to 19.56. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 19.92 to 20.09. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 21.37 to 21.37. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @22.12 from a horizontal 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 EBF is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for EBF is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 25.15 | NEGATIVE | EBF has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 74.85% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | MIXED | The current price of EBF is below the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of EBF is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of EBF is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 45.92 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for EBF is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.03 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests EBF has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 14.14 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests EBF may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.93 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for EBF suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 19.36 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for EBF 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)
18.67
-0.05 (-0.27%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryCommercial Services & Supplies
Performance
% Chg-0.27%
1 Week-0.32%
2 Weeks-4.55%
1 Month5.01%
3 Month-11.93%
6 Month-12.47%
12 Month-11.22%
2 Year-3.61%
3 Year2.87%
5 Year4.89%
10 Year11%
15 Year6.14%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.35
ATR(20)%1.93%
ATR Inc-31.56%
Range Today0.27
ADR(20)0.34
ADR(20)%1.83%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS25.15
Mansfield-1.48
10 Day High19.63
10 Day Low18.48
20 Day High19.68
20 Day Low17.85
52 Week High25.75
52 Week Low17.15
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start18.91
Volume & EV
DER(3)2.5%
DER(5)-1.7%
Volume136.60K
Volume Incr-24.25%
Vol(5)123.10K
Vol(50)218.21K