EXPONENT INC (EXPO) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:EXPO - Nasdaq - US30214U1025 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, EXPO scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. EXPO'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.
The long term trend is still negative, but the short term trend is neutral. It is advised to wait a little bit longer to see how this turns out.
90% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than EXPO.
EXPO is part of the Professional Services industry. There are 82 other stocks in this industry, of which 66% are performing better than EXPO.
EXPO is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new 52 week highs at the moment.
In the last month EXPO has a been trading in the 72.43 - 77.92 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Although the technical rating is bad, EXPO does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a support zone below the current price at 72.88, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
72.00
80.85
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 72.73 to 72.88. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
3 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 75.28 to 76.99. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @78.24 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 79.98 to 80.05. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
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 EXPO is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for EXPO is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 10.72 | NEGATIVE | EXPO has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 89.28% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of EXPO is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of EXPO is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of EXPO is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 44.76 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for EXPO is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.03 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests EXPO has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 43.67 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for EXPO is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.54 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for EXPO suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 14.17 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for EXPO 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)
74.32
-1.66 (-2.18%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryProfessional Services
Performance
% Chg-2.18%
1 Week-3.61%
2 Weeks-2.13%
1 Month-2.49%
3 Month-7.47%
6 Month-16.63%
12 Month-25.07%
2 Year-17.04%
3 Year-26.04%
5 Year-11.59%
10 Year234.1%
15 Year800.58%
Volatility
ATR(14)2.03
ATR(20)%2.54%
ATR Inc25.33%
Range Today2.04
ADR(20)1.85
ADR(20)%2.49%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS10.72
Mansfield-2.49
10 Day High77.92
10 Day Low73.4
20 Day High77.92
20 Day Low72.43
52 Week High115.75
52 Week Low72.43
CS1 End72.88
CR1 Start75.28
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.98%
DER(5)-0.62%
Volume278.80K
Volume Incr4.01%
Vol(5)347.08K
Vol(50)320.80K