EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORP (EDUC) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:EDUC - Nasdaq - US2814791057 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, EDUC scores 4 out of 10 in our technical rating. Recently some decent action could be observed, but in the medium term time frame this is still negative. EDUC was also a bad performer in the overall market in the last year.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, EDUC is a bad performer in the overall market: 84% of all stocks are doing better.
EDUC 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.
Warning: EDUC has an average volume of 10538 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
The long term trend is still neutral, but the short term trend is positive, so the stock is getting more and more appreciated by traders and investors.
EDUC is an average performer in the Distributors industry, it outperforms 56% of 17 stocks in the same industry.
In the last month EDUC has a been trading in the 1.19 - 1.64 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
Although the technical rating is only medium, EDUC does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a support zone below the current price at 1.37, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. Very recently a Pocket Pivot signal was observed. This is another positive sign.
- 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.
More info and screens
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We found 4 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 1.34 to 1.37. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Support @1.31 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Support @1.22 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @1.17 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
We can see 3 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 1.38 to 1.38. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @1.41 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @2.02 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for EDUC is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for EDUC is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 16.23 | NEGATIVE | EDUC has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 83.77% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of EDUC is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of EDUC is above a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of EDUC is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 54.17 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for EDUC is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests EDUC has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 28.39 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for EDUC is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 9.36 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for EDUC suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 55.29 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for EDUC suggests a strong 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)
NASDAQ:EDUC (6/11/2025, 8:00:02 PM)
1.37
-0.02 (-1.44%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryDistributors
Performance
% Chg-1.44%
1 Week3.98%
2 Weeks3.79%
1 Month3.79%
3 Month2.24%
6 Month-25.54%
12 Month-33.33%
2 Year15.13%
3 Year-67.42%
5 Year-85.83%
10 Year-44.08%
15 Year-50.27%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.12
ATR(20)%9.36%
ATR Inc-38.06%
Range Today0.01
ADR(20)0.12
ADR(20)%9.07%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS16.23
Mansfield-2.47
10 Day High1.64
10 Day Low1.31
20 Day High1.64
20 Day Low1.19
52 Week High2.49
52 Week Low0.92
CS1 End1.37
CR1 Start1.38
Volume & EV
DER(3)-36.96%
DER(5)-22.42%
Volume2.20K
Volume Incr-60.58%
Vol(5)5.00K
Vol(50)10.54K