EXPONENT INC (EXPO) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:EXPO - US30214U1025 - Common Stock
72.29 USD
+1.81 (+2.57%)
72.29 USD
0 (0%)
We assign a technical rating of 1 out of 10 to EXPO. EXPO scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
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 81 other stocks in this industry, of which 67% are performing better than EXPO.
EXPO 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.
In the last month EXPO has a been trading in the 63.81 - 73.09 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
The technical rating of EXPO is bad and it also does not present a quality setup 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
67.65
80.85
We found 2 important support areas.
- Support @72.08 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 68.33 to 68.33. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We can see 4 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 72.30 to 73.26. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @75.75 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- 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 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 EXPO is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for EXPO is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 10.65 | NEGATIVE | EXPO has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 89.35% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of EXPO is above the rising 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) | 53.98 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for EXPO is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.27 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests EXPO has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 68.11 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for EXPO is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.62 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for EXPO suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 28.93 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for EXPO 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)
72.29
+1.81 (+2.57%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryProfessional Services
Performance
% Chg2.57%
1 Week4.39%
2 Weeks2.32%
1 Month0.08%
3 Month-5.13%
6 Month-14.47%
12 Month-31.97%
2 Year-19.55%
3 Year-22.98%
5 Year-10.15%
10 Year238.2%
15 Year837.61%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.66
ATR(20)%2.62%
ATR Inc26.22%
Range Today2.25
ADR(20)1.85
ADR(20)%2.56%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS10.65
Mansfield-2.5
10 Day High73.09
10 Day Low68.58
20 Day High73.09
20 Day Low63.81
52 Week High115.75
52 Week Low63.81
CS1 End72.08
CR1 Start72.3
Volume & EV
DER(3)4.19%
DER(5)5.19%
Volume318.80K
Volume Incr104.84%
Vol(5)664.40K
Vol(50)368.56K