HIREQUEST INC (HQI) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:HQI - Nasdaq - US4335351015 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 0 out of 10 to HQI. HQI'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 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.
88% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than HQI.
HQI is part of the Professional Services industry. There are 82 other stocks in this industry, of which 74% are performing better than HQI.
HQI 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 HQI is lagging the market.
Warning: HQI has an average volume of 16100 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 9.04 - 10.28 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.
Although the technical rating is bad, HQI does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced.
More info and screens
9.10
15.86
We found 1 important support area.
- A support zone ranging from 9.19 to 9.24. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 4 important areas.
- Resistance @10.24 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 14.86 to 14.96. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @15.27 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @15.70 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 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) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of HQI is above a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of HQI is below 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) | 47.17 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for HQI is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.12 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests HQI has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 82.14 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests HQI may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 4.69 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for HQI suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 30.7 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for HQI suggests a strong 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 (6/6/2025, 2:02:54 PM)
10.1
+0.27 (+2.75%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryProfessional Services
Performance
% Chg2.75%
1 Week-3.44%
2 Weeks3.58%
1 Month-2.58%
3 Month-29.61%
6 Month-33.85%
12 Month-23.26%
2 Year-62.24%
3 Year-30.23%
5 Year58.81%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.39
ATR(20)%4.69%
ATR Inc-38.19%
Range Today0.26
ADR(20)0.42
ADR(20)%4.21%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS12.26
Mansfield-2.72
10 Day High10.25
10 Day Low9.13
20 Day High10.28
20 Day Low9.04
52 Week High15.75
52 Week Low9.04
CS1 End9.24
CR1 Start10.24
Volume & EV
DER(3)-4.01%
DER(5)-5.51%
Volume3.04K
Volume Incr-62.85%
Vol(5)6.46K
Vol(50)16.10K