FIRST TRUST ASIA PAC EX-JAPN (FPA) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:FPA - Nasdaq - US33737J1097 - ETF - Currency: USD
Overall FPA gets a technical rating of 10 out of 10. Both in the recent history as in the last year, FPA has proven to be a steady performer, scoring decent points in every aspect analyzed.
Warning: FPA has an average volume of 1768 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
The long and short term trends are both positive. This is looking good!
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that FPA is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 84% of all stocks. We also observe that the gains produced by FPA over the past year are nicely spread over this period.
FPA is currently trading near its 52 week high, which is a good sign. The S&P500 Index is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, but not near new highs, so FPA is leading the market.
In the last month FPA has a been trading in the 29.36 - 32.79 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.
Although FPA has an excellent technical rating, it does not present a decent entry opportunity 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
25.96
32.49
When analyzing the support we can see 3 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 29.36 to 29.92. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Support @26.74 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @26.22 from a horizontal line in the weekly 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 | UP | POSITIVE | The long term trend for FPA is up. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for FPA is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 84.71 | POSITIVE | FPA has a high relative strength, it outperformed 84.71% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of FPA is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of FPA is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of FPA is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 65.07 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for FPA is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.06 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests FPA has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 58.85 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for FPA is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.77 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for FPA suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 32.9 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for FPA 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)
NASDAQ:FPA (5/23/2025, 8:15:35 PM)
32.17
+0.81 (+2.58%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg2.58%
1 Week2.39%
2 Weeks4.33%
1 Month8.39%
3 Month9.46%
6 Month9.46%
12 Month15.8%
2 Year25.71%
3 Year9.38%
5 Year40.6%
10 Year0.88%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.5
ATR(20)%1.77%
ATR Inc30.67%
Range Today0.24
ADR(20)0.36
ADR(20)%1.12%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS84.71
Mansfield0.87
10 Day High32.79
10 Day Low30.57
20 Day High32.79
20 Day Low29.36
52 Week High32.79
52 Week Low24.19
CS1 End29.92
CR1 StartN/A
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.28%
DER(5)0.14%
Volume600
Volume Incr149.41%
Vol(5)4.24K
Vol(50)1.77K