FCN Technical Analysis - FTI CONSULTING INC

Technical Rating and Analysis

Taking everything into account, FCN scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. FCN scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.

Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.

86% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than FCN.

FCN 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.

FCN is an average performer in the Professional Services industry, it outperforms 51% of 86 stocks in the same industry.

In the last month FCN has a been trading in the 149.31 - 163.96 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.

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FTI CONSULTING INC / FCN Daily stock chart

Setup Rating and Analysis

FCN has a poor technical rating and the quality of the setup is also only medium 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.

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Support and Resistance Analysis

150.15

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When analyzing the support we notice one important area.

A support zone ranging from 151.67 to 152.87. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.

We can see 5 important resistance areas.

A resistance zone ranging from 158.31 to 162.99. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
Strong resistance @166.59 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
Strong resistance @169.81 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
A resistance zone ranging from 174.18 to 174.19. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
Resistance @222.12 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.

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Technical Indicator Signal Analysis

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 FCN is down.
ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator	DOWN	NEGATIVE	The short term trend for FCN is down.
ChartMill Relative Strength	14.85	NEGATIVE	FCN has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 85.15% off all stocks on the market.
Simple Moving Average/SMA (20)	DOWN	NEGATIVE	The current price of FCN is below a declining SMA(20).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (50)	DOWN	NEGATIVE	The current price of FCN is below a declining SMA(50).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (200)	DOWN	NEGATIVE	The current price of FCN is below a declining SMA(200).
Relative Strength Index/RSI (14)	42.61	NEUTRAL	The RSI value for FCN is a neutral value.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9)	-0.36	NEGATIVE	The MACD value suggests FCN has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising.
Stochastics (14,3)	31.33	NEUTRAL	The Stochastics value for FCN is a neutral value.
Average True Range in percent/ATR (20)	1.91	LOW VOLATILITY	The low ATR as a percentage value for FCN suggests low volalility.
Average Directional Index/ADX (14)	32.38	POSITIVE	The high ADX value value for FCN suggests a strong trend.