FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP (FA) Stock Technical Analysis
USA - NASDAQ:FA - US31846B1089 - Common Stock
15.76 USD
+0.55 (+3.62%)
15.76 USD
0 (0%)
Overall FA gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. FA'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.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, FA is a bad performer in the overall market: 86% of all stocks are doing better.
FA is part of the Professional Services industry. There are 82 other stocks in this industry, FA did better than 50% of them.
FA is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so FA is lagging the market.
In the last month FA has a been trading in the 14.45 - 16.55 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, FA does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is very little resistance above the current price. There is a support zone below the current price at 15.48, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for FA in the last couple of days, which is a good sign.
- Behavior of large players is measured by the Effective Volume indicator. This indicator inspects the 1 minute timeframe looking for high volume transactions.
More info and screens
14.62
18.50
We found 2 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 15.20 to 15.48. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 14.77 to 14.91. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
We can see 3 important resistance areas.
- Resistance @15.77 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 17.69 to 17.73. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @18.32 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 FA is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for FA is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 14.28 | NEGATIVE | FA has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 85.72% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of FA is above a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of FA is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of FA is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 51.33 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for FA is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.08 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests FA has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 56.48 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for FA is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.82 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for FA suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 10.06 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for FA 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)
15.76
+0.55 (+3.62%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryProfessional Services
Performance
% Chg3.62%
1 Week2.54%
2 Weeks2.87%
1 Month-1.87%
3 Month-8.16%
6 Month15.71%
12 Month-20.48%
2 Year21.14%
3 Year12.17%
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.62
ATR(20)%3.82%
ATR Inc11.59%
Range Today0.72
ADR(20)0.6
ADR(20)%3.78%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS14.28
Mansfield-1.71
10 Day High15.94
10 Day Low14.45
20 Day High16.55
20 Day Low14.45
52 Week High20.79
52 Week Low12.32
CS1 End15.48
CR1 Start15.77
Volume & EV
DER(3)6.5%
DER(5)5.28%
Volume611.00K
Volume Incr4.56%
Vol(5)822.74K
Vol(50)810.71K