HONEST CO INC/THE (HNST) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:HNST - Nasdaq - US4383331067 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall HNST gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. HNST scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
87% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than HNST.
HNST is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new highs.
In the last month HNST has a been trading in the 3.50 - 5.28 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Prices have been falling strongly lately, it is better to avoid new long positions here.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days. In combination with the strong move down this is a bad signal.
HNST has an average volume of 3288270 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
HNST is an average performer in the Personal Care Products industry, it outperforms 41% of 35 stocks in the same industry.
The technical rating of HNST is bad and it also does not present a quality setup 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
3.89
5.21
We found 1 important support area.
- Support @3.93 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
2 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 4.69 to 4.71. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @5.16 from a horizontal line in the daily 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 HNST is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for HNST is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 13.58 | NEGATIVE | HNST has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 86.42% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of HNST is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of HNST is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | MIXED | The current price of HNST is below the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 37.59 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for HNST is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.07 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests HNST has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 27.06 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for HNST is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 7.29 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for HNST suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 16.36 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for HNST 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)
4.01
+0.01 (+0.25%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Staples
GICS IndustryPersonal Care Products
Performance
% Chg0.25%
1 Week-12.83%
2 Weeks-15.04%
1 Month-9.89%
3 Month-27.22%
6 Month-35.63%
12 Month-5.65%
2 Year170.95%
3 Year11.08%
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.34
ATR(20)%7.29%
ATR Inc-34.33%
Range Today0.14
ADR(20)0.25
ADR(20)%6.25%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS13.58
Mansfield-2.9
10 Day High4.8
10 Day Low3.5
20 Day High5.28
20 Day Low3.5
52 Week High8.97
52 Week Low3.32
CS1 End3.93
CR1 Start4.69
Volume & EV
DER(3)2.57%
DER(5)0.84%
Volume3.53M
Volume Incr168.87%
Vol(5)8.18M
Vol(50)3.29M