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FIRST TRUST LARGE CAP CORE A (FEX) Stock Technical Analysis

NASDAQ:FEX - US33734K1097 - ETF

115.357 USD
+0.26 (+0.23%)
Last: 8/28/2025, 8:08:35 PM
Technical Rating and Analysis

8

Taking everything into account, FEX scores 8 out of 10 in our technical rating. 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 18632 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
Both the short term and long term trends are positive. This is a very positive sign.
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 comparing the performance of all stocks over the past year, FEX turns out to be only a medium performer in the overall market: it outperformed 67% of all stocks.
In the last month FEX has a been trading in a tight range between 109.18 and 115.41.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
Weekly and Daily overview Charts
FIRST TRUST LARGE CAP CORE A / FEX Weekly stock chart
FIRST TRUST LARGE CAP CORE A / FEX Daily stock chart
Setup Rating and Analysis

5

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.

Support and Resistance Analysis

92.77

116.52

We found 3 important support areas.

  • A support zone ranging from 109.77 to 115.11. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
  • Support @96.84 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 115.37 to 115.37. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
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.

IndicatorValueSignalComment
ChartMill Long Term Trend IndicatorUPPOSITIVEThe long term trend for FEX is up.
ChartMill Short Term Trend IndicatorUPPOSITIVEThe short term trend for FEX is up.
ChartMill Relative Strength67.54NEUTRALFEX is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market.
Simple Moving Average/SMA (20)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of FEX is above the rising SMA(20).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (50)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of FEX is above the rising SMA(50).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (200)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of FEX is above the rising SMA(200).
Relative Strength Index/RSI (14)65.79NEUTRALThe RSI value for FEX is a neutral value.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9)0.14POSITIVEThe MACD value suggests FEX has a positive trend.
Stochastics (14,3)91.87OVERBOUGHTThe high Stochastics value suggests FEX may be overbought.
Average True Range in percent/ATR (20)0.86LOW VOLATILITYThe low ATR as a percentage value for FEX suggests low volalility.
Average Directional Index/ADX (14)25.95POSITIVEThe high ADX value value for FEX suggests a strong trend.
Chart- and CandleStick Pattern Analysis
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)
FIRST TRUST LARGE CAP CORE A / FEX Daily stock chart

FIRST TRUST LARGE CAP CORE A

NASDAQ:FEX (8/28/2025, 8:08:35 PM)

115.357

+0.26 (+0.23%)

Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg0.23%
1 Week2.2%
2 Weeks1.64%
1 Month3.18%
3 Month9.75%
6 Month7.75%
12 Month12.56%
2 Year36.08%
3 Year44.5%
5 Year76.75%
10 Year164.88%
15 Year404.85%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.87
ATR(20)%0.86%
ATR Inc-41.91%
Range Today0.5
ADR(20)0.81
ADR(20)%0.7%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS67.54
Mansfield-0.14
10 Day High115.41
10 Day Low112.39
20 Day High115.41
20 Day Low109.18
52 Week High115.41
52 Week Low88.06
CS1 End115.11
CR1 Start115.37
Volume & EV
DER(3)-2.63%
DER(5)-1.07%
Volume6.90K
Volume Incr-49.48%
Vol(5)7.10K
Vol(50)18.63K