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FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES (FRD) Stock Technical Analysis

USA - Nasdaq - NASDAQ:FRD - US3584351056 - Common Stock

19.41 USD
-0.24 (-1.22%)
Last: 1/23/2026, 8:00:00 PM
Technical Rating and Analysis

1

Overall FRD gets a technical rating of 1 out of 10. FRD has been an average performer in the overall market. Also recent evolutions are not that positive: both the medium and short term time frames give negative signs.

  • FRD is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Metals & Mining industry. 79% of 155 stocks in the same industry do better.
  • In the last month FRD has a been trading in the 18.91 - 21.42 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
  • Warning: FRD has an average volume of 19488 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
  • The long term trend is neutral, but the short term trend is negative. Better to stay away from this!
  • Looking at the yearly performance, FRD did better than 75% of all other stocks. However, this overall performance is mostly based on the strong move around 4 months ago.
  • FRD is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so FRD is lagging the market.
  • Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
Weekly and Daily overview Charts
FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES / FRD Weekly stock chart
FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES / FRD Daily stock chart
Setup Rating and Analysis

9

FRD has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 19.97. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 19.39, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for FRD 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.
Support and Resistance Analysis

14.10

22.93

4 important support areas can be observed.

  • A support zone ranging from 19.11 to 19.39. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
  • A support zone ranging from 18.37 to 18.56. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
  • Support @16.57 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
  • Support @14.24 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.

When analyzing the resistance we notice 3 important areas.

  • A resistance zone ranging from 19.97 to 20.17. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
  • A resistance zone ranging from 21.41 to 21.50. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
  • A resistance zone ranging from 22.62 to 22.70. 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 IndicatorNEUTRALNEUTRALThe long term trend for FRD is neutral.
ChartMill Short Term Trend IndicatorDOWNNEGATIVEThe short term trend for FRD is down.
ChartMill Relative Strength75.93POSITIVEFRD has a high relative strength, it outperformed 75.93% off all stocks on the market.
Simple Moving Average/SMA (20)DOWNNEGATIVEThe current price of FRD is below a declining SMA(20).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (50)DOWNNEGATIVEThe current price of FRD is below a declining SMA(50).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (200)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of FRD is above the rising SMA(200).
Relative Strength Index/RSI (14)44.32NEUTRALThe RSI value for FRD is a neutral value.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9)-0.05NEGATIVEThe MACD value suggests FRD has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising.
Stochastics (14,3)32.31NEUTRALThe Stochastics value for FRD is a neutral value.
Average True Range in percent/ATR (20)3.53MEDIUM VOLATILITYThe ATR as a percentage value for FRD suggests some volalility.
Average Directional Index/ADX (14)9.02NEGATIVEThe low ADX value for FRD suggests a weak or negative 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)
FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES / FRD Daily stock chart

FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES

NASDAQ:FRD (1/23/2026, 8:00:00 PM)

19.41

-0.24 (-1.22%)

Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryMetals & Mining
Performance
% Chg-1.22%
1 Week-4.95%
2 Weeks-0.51%
1 Month-5.73%
3 Month-8.62%
6 Month25.39%
12 Month36.02%
2 Year16.23%
3 Year73.15%
5 Year171.09%
10 Year304.38%
15 Year124.13%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.72
ATR(20)%3.53%
ATR Inc8.44%
Range Today0.74
ADR(20)0.64
ADR(20)%3.29%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS75.93
3 months CRS23.23
6 months CRS84.45
Mansfield-0.27
10 Day High20.47
10 Day Low18.91
20 Day High21.42
20 Day Low18.91
52 Week High23.5
52 Week Low12.24
CS1 End19.39
CR1 Start19.97
Volume & EV
DER(3)3.34%
DER(5)-3.89%
Volume7.30K
Volume Incr-19.77%
Vol(5)11.28K
Vol(50)19.49K

FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES / FRD FAQ

What is the technical rating for FRD stock?

ChartMill assigns a technical rating of 1 / 10 to FRD.


What is the current trend direction of FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES (FRD) stock?

The current trend direction for FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES (FRD) is Bearish.


What is the RSI signal for FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES (FRD) stock?

FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES (FRD) has an RSI value of 44.3248. This indicates that the stock is currently neutral.


What is the MACD signal for FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES (FRD) stock?

The MACD indicator for FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES (FRD) has a value of -0.0483588, indicating a bearish trend.


What is the short term momentum for FRD stock?

The short term momentum for FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES (FRD) is negative.