FOSTER (LB) CO-A (FSTR) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:FSTR - Nasdaq - US3500601097 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, FSTR scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. FSTR's overall performance in the market is below average. Also recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, FSTR is a bad performer in the overall market: 89% of all stocks are doing better.
FSTR is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Machinery industry. 79% of 128 stocks in the same industry do better.
FSTR is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so FSTR is lagging the market.
In the last month FSTR has a been trading in the 17.16 - 20.79 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range where prices have been consolidating recently, this may present a good entry opportunity, but some resistance may be present above.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
Although the technical rating is bad, FSTR does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 19.44. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point.
More info and screens
17.65
30.02
We found 2 important support areas.
- Support @18.88 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 17.83 to 18.50. 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 19.44 to 19.55. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 20.32 to 20.59. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @21.04 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @26.89 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @29.72 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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for FSTR is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for FSTR is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 11.25 | NEGATIVE | FSTR has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 88.75% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of FSTR is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of FSTR is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | MIXED | The current price of FSTR is below the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 45.91 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for FSTR is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.04 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests FSTR has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 51.52 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for FSTR is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 4.36 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for FSTR suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 17.01 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for FSTR suggests a weak or negative 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)
18.89
-0.06 (-0.32%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryMachinery
Performance
% Chg-0.32%
1 Week1.29%
2 Weeks-1.87%
1 Month-6.25%
3 Month-31.18%
6 Month-34.25%
12 Month-31.13%
2 Year42.57%
3 Year43.87%
5 Year54.58%
10 Year-50.48%
15 Year-32.7%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.64
ATR(20)%4.36%
ATR Inc-53.33%
Range Today0.36
ADR(20)0.76
ADR(20)%4%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS11.25
Mansfield-1.88
10 Day High19.79
10 Day Low18.18
20 Day High20.79
20 Day Low17.16
52 Week High29.78
52 Week Low14.23
CS1 End18.88
CR1 Start19.44
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.15%
DER(5)0.24%
Volume19.40K
Volume Incr-30.75%
Vol(5)21.18K
Vol(50)40.43K