EQUUS TOTAL RETURN INC (EQS) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:EQS - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US2947661003 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall EQS gets a technical rating of 9 out of 10. This is due to a consistent performance in both the short and longer term time frames. Also compared to the overall market, EQS is showing a nice and steady performance.
Warning: EQS has an average volume of 10188 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
Both the short term and long term trends are positive. This is a very positive sign.
EQS is part of the Capital Markets industry. There are 233 other stocks in this industry. EQS outperforms 77% of them.
EQS is currently trading near its 52 week high, which is a good sign. The S&P500 Index however is also trading near new highs, which makes the performance in line with the market.
In the last month EQS has a been trading in the 1.30 - 1.45 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that EQS is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 83% of all stocks. However, this relatively good performance is mostly due to a recent big move.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
Although EQS has an excellent technical rating, the quality of the presented setup is not ideal at the moment. Price movement has been a little bit too volatile to find a nice entry and exit point. It is probably a good idea to wait for a consolidation first.
More info and screens
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1.56
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 1.35 to 1.36. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
2 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 1.46 to 1.46. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @1.54 from a horizontal 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 | UP | POSITIVE | The long term trend for EQS is up. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for EQS is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 83.87 | POSITIVE | EQS has a high relative strength, it outperformed 83.87% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of EQS is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of EQS is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of EQS is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 66.09 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for EQS is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.01 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests EQS has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 96.98 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests EQS may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.63 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for EQS suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 22.3 | NEUTRAL | The ADX value for EQS suggests a possible start of a new 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)
NYSE:EQS (7/17/2025, 8:19:59 PM)
1.45
+0.01 (+0.58%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryCapital Markets
Performance
% Chg0.58%
1 Week2.47%
2 Weeks3.57%
1 Month7.68%
3 Month44.08%
6 Month16%
12 Month12.84%
2 Year-6.45%
3 Year-33.18%
5 Year5.07%
10 Year-22.87%
15 Year-40.08%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.04
ATR(20)%2.63%
ATR Inc-54.31%
Range Today0.01
ADR(20)0.04
ADR(20)%2.51%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS83.87
Mansfield0.91
10 Day High1.45
10 Day Low1.35
20 Day High1.45
20 Day Low1.3
52 Week High1.52
52 Week Low0.74
CS1 End1.36
CR1 Start1.46
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.24%
DER(5)2.46%
Volume2.60K
Volume Incr-41.96%
Vol(5)6.50K
Vol(50)10.19K