FIRST TRUST LARGE CAP CORE A (FEX) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:FEX - Nasdaq - US33734K1097 - ETF - Currency: USD
Overall FEX gets a technical rating of 7 out of 10. This is due to a decent performance in both the short and medium term time frames. Compared to the overall market, FEX is only an average performer.
Warning: FEX has an average volume of 27966 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
The short term is neutral, but the long term trend is still positive. Not much to worry about for now.
FEX 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.
When compared to the yearly performance of all other stocks, FEX outperforms 69% of them, which is more or less in line with the market.
In the last month FEX has a been trading in a tight range between 109.18 and 113.62.
Although FEX 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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114.67
4 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 108.93 to 111.74. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Support @106.27 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Support @96.22 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @93.71 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
We found 1 important resistance area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 112.31 to 113.53. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages 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 | UP | POSITIVE | The long term trend for FEX is up. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for FEX is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 69.2 | NEUTRAL | FEX is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of FEX is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of FEX is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of FEX is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 53.93 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for FEX is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.28 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests FEX has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 47.51 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for FEX is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 0.92 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for FEX suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 21.87 | NEUTRAL | The ADX value for FEX 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)
NASDAQ:FEX (8/6/2025, 9:37:00 AM)
111.95
+0.27 (+0.24%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg0.24%
1 Week-0.93%
2 Weeks-0.37%
1 Month0.58%
3 Month9.23%
6 Month3.08%
12 Month14.92%
2 Year31.74%
3 Year39.89%
5 Year71.11%
10 Year156.43%
15 Year388.74%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.08
ATR(20)%0.92%
ATR Inc22.57%
Range Today0.11
ADR(20)0.87
ADR(20)%0.77%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS69.2
Mansfield-0.15
10 Day High113.62
10 Day Low109.18
20 Day High113.62
20 Day Low109.18
52 Week High113.62
52 Week Low88.06
CS1 End110.56
CR1 Start111.74
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.55%
DER(5)0.81%
Volume1.50K
Volume Incr59.71%
Vol(5)24.06K
Vol(50)27.97K