HNST Technical Analysis - HONEST CO INC/THE

Technical Rating and Analysis

We assign a technical rating of 0 out of 10 to HNST. 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.

When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, HNST is a bad performer in the overall market: 84% of all stocks are doing better.

HNST is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new 52 week highs at the moment.

In the last month HNST has a been trading in the 3.49 - 4.17 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.

HNST has an average volume of 3982660 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 60% of 36 stocks in the same industry.

More info and screens

Technical Analysis

Relative Strength

ChartMill Trend Indicator

Simple Moving Average

Show peers with best TA rating

Weekly and Daily overview Charts

HONEST CO INC/THE / HNST Weekly stock chart

HONEST CO INC/THE / HNST Daily stock chart

Setup Rating and Analysis

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

ChartMill Technical Ratings

Pocket Pivots

Bull Flags

Show peers with best setup rating

Support and Resistance Analysis

3.63

4.23

3 important resistance areas can be observed.

A resistance zone ranging from 3.77 to 3.77. 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 4.03 to 4.12. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
Resistance @4.19 from a trend line in the daily time frame.

More info

What is Support and Resistance

Support and Resistance indicators

Support and Resistance Screener and Trading Strategies

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.

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	16.16	NEGATIVE	HNST has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 83.84% 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)	DOWN	NEGATIVE	The current price of HNST is below a declining SMA(200).
Relative Strength Index/RSI (14)	39.34	NEUTRAL	The RSI value for HNST is a neutral value.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9)	-0.02	NEGATIVE	The MACD value suggests HNST has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising.
Stochastics (14,3)	12.44	OVERSOLD	The low Stochastics value suggests HNST may be oversold.
Average True Range in percent/ATR (20)	3.78	MEDIUM VOLATILITY	The ATR as a percentage value for HNST suggests some volalility.
Average Directional Index/ADX (14)	16.8	NEGATIVE	The low ADX value for HNST suggests a weak or negative trend.