HIREQUEST INC (HQI) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:HQI - US4335351015 - Common Stock
9.91 USD
+0.25 (+2.59%)
Taking everything into account, HQI scores 1 out of 10 in our technical rating. HQI scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
The long term trend is still negative, but the short term trend is neutral. It is advised to wait a little bit longer to see how this turns out.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, HQI is a bad performer in the overall market: 88% of all stocks are doing better.
HQI is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Professional Services industry. 62% of 83 stocks in the same industry do better.
HQI 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.
Warning: HQI has an average volume of 12948 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
In the last month HQI has a been trading in the 8.94 - 10.07 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
HQI has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 10.36. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 9.88, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
9.02
14.74
We found 3 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 9.61 to 9.88. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Support @9.40 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 9.11 to 9.24. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
2 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 10.36 to 10.54. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @14.59 from a trend 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 HQI is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for HQI is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 12.26 | NEGATIVE | HQI has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 87.74% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of HQI is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of HQI is above a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of HQI is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 53.9 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for HQI is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.05 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests HQI has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 74.38 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for HQI is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.78 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for HQI suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 12.13 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for HQI 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)
NASDAQ:HQI (9/4/2025, 8:12:07 PM)
9.91
+0.25 (+2.59%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryProfessional Services
Performance
% Chg2.59%
1 Week3.55%
2 Weeks4.26%
1 Month1.43%
3 Month-1.29%
6 Month-29.04%
12 Month-30.8%
2 Year-35.77%
3 Year-23.18%
5 Year30.22%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.36
ATR(20)%3.78%
ATR Inc-28.05%
Range Today0.23
ADR(20)0.34
ADR(20)%3.42%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS12.26
Mansfield-2.63
10 Day High10.07
10 Day Low9.13
20 Day High10.07
20 Day Low8.94
52 Week High15.75
52 Week Low8.94
CS1 End9.88
CR1 Start10.36
Volume & EV
DER(3)-6.12%
DER(5)-2.85%
Volume5.60K
Volume Incr-34.42%
Vol(5)6.64K
Vol(50)12.95K