HOLOGIC INC (HOLX) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:HOLX - Nasdaq - US4364401012 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 0 out of 10 to HOLX. HOLX 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.
81% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than HOLX.
HOLX 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 HOLX is lagging the market.
HOLX has an average volume of 3418820 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
HOLX is part of the Health Care Equipment & Supplies industry. There are 189 other stocks in this industry, HOLX did better than 47% of them.
In the last month HOLX has a been trading in the 51.90 - 59.50 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Although the technical rating is bad, HOLX does present a nice setup opportunity. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. We notice that large players showed an interest for HOLX 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.
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54.89
60.72
We found 1 important resistance area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 56.51 to 60.12. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS19.96
Mansfield-2.48
10 Day High59.02
10 Day Low52.81
20 Day High59.5
20 Day Low51.9
52 Week High84.67
52 Week Low51.9
Performance
1 Week-1.14%
2 Weeks6.33%
1 Month-2.96%
3 Month-12.44%
6 Month-28.49%
12 Month-23.48%
2 Year-28.42%
3 Year-24.98%
5 Year6.55%
10 Year57.87%
15 Year278.99%
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)
Technical Indicators
MACD(12,26,9)0.24
RSI(14)46.95
LBB52.7
UBB59.07
NASDAQ:HOLX (5/21/2025, 12:30:58 PM)
55.44
-1.03 (-1.82%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryHealth Care Equipment & Supplies
Performance
% Chg-1.82%
1 Week-1.14%
2 Weeks6.33%
1 Month-2.96%
3 Month-12.44%
6 Month-28.49%
12 Month-23.48%
2 Year-28.42%
3 Year-24.98%
5 Year6.55%
10 Year57.87%
15 Year278.99%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.89
ATR(20)%2.9%
ATR Inc-61.66%
Range Today1.04
ADR(20)1.48
ADR(20)%2.67%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS19.96
Mansfield-2.48
10 Day High59.02
10 Day Low52.81
20 Day High59.5
20 Day Low51.9
52 Week High84.67
52 Week Low51.9
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start56.51
Volume & EV
DER(3)4.55%
DER(5)3.07%
Volume460.95K
Volume Incr-29.43%
Vol(5)2.60M
Vol(50)3.42M