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HIREQUEST INC (HQI) Stock Technical Analysis

USA - Nasdaq - NASDAQ:HQI - US4335351015 - Common Stock

9.14 USD
+0.43 (+4.94%)
Last: 11/21/2025, 8:00:02 PM
9.14 USD
0 (0%)
After Hours: 11/21/2025, 8:00:02 PM
Technical Rating and Analysis

1

Overall HQI gets a technical rating of 1 out of 10. 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.
85% of all other stocks performed better in the past year 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 11100 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
HQI is an average performer in the Professional Services industry, it outperforms 51% of 87 stocks in the same industry.
In the last month HQI has a been trading in the 7.75 - 10.00 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Weekly and Daily overview Charts
HIREQUEST INC / HQI Weekly stock chart
HIREQUEST INC / HQI Daily stock chart
Setup Rating and Analysis

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Although the technical rating is bad, HQI does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 9.66. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. We notice that large players showed an interest for HQI 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.
Support and Resistance Analysis

8.06

10.48

When analyzing the support we notice one important area.

  • Support @8.14 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.

We can see 3 important resistance areas.

  • A resistance zone ranging from 9.66 to 9.70. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
  • A resistance zone ranging from 9.94 to 9.96. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
  • A resistance zone ranging from 10.36 to 10.38. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
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.

IndicatorValueSignalComment
ChartMill Long Term Trend IndicatorDOWNNEGATIVEThe long term trend for HQI is down.
ChartMill Short Term Trend IndicatorNEUTRALNEUTRALThe short term trend for HQI is neutral.
ChartMill Relative Strength15.13NEGATIVEHQI has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 84.87% off all stocks on the market.
Simple Moving Average/SMA (20)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of HQI is above the rising SMA(20).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (50)DOWNMIXEDThe current price of HQI is above a declining SMA(50).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (200)DOWNNEGATIVEThe current price of HQI is below a declining SMA(200).
Relative Strength Index/RSI (14)51.82NEUTRALThe RSI value for HQI is a neutral value.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9)0NEGATIVEThe MACD value suggests HQI has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising.
Stochastics (14,3)51NEUTRALThe Stochastics value for HQI is a neutral value.
Average True Range in percent/ATR (20)6.48HIGH VOLATILITYThe high ATR as a percentage value for HQI suggests high volalility.
Average Directional Index/ADX (14)19.14NEGATIVEThe low ADX value for HQI suggests a weak or negative trend.
Chart- and CandleStick Pattern Analysis
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)
HIREQUEST INC / HQI Daily stock chart

HIREQUEST INC

NASDAQ:HQI (11/21/2025, 8:00:02 PM)

After market: 9.14 0 (0%)

9.14

+0.43 (+4.94%)

Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryProfessional Services
Performance
% Chg4.94%
1 Week1.44%
2 Weeks-5.48%
1 Month6.4%
3 Month-6.73%
6 Month-1.19%
12 Month-40.14%
2 Year-38.28%
3 Year-47.77%
5 Year-2.77%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.6
ATR(20)%6.48%
ATR Inc48.13%
Range Today0.6
ADR(20)0.55
ADR(20)%6.05%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS15.13
3 months CRS29.5
6 months CRS29.21
Mansfield-2.48
10 Day High9.93
10 Day Low8.3
20 Day High10
20 Day Low7.75
52 Week High15.75
52 Week Low7.75
CS1 End8.14
CR1 Start9.66
Volume & EV
DER(3)12.85%
DER(5)11.69%
Volume15.30K
Volume Incr-21.84%
Vol(5)10.18K
Vol(50)11.10K

HIREQUEST INC / HQI FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill technical rating for HIREQUEST INC?

ChartMill assigns a technical rating of 1 / 10 to HQI.


What is the current trend direction of HIREQUEST INC (HQI) stock?

The current trend direction for HIREQUEST INC (HQI) is Bearish.


What is the RSI signal for HIREQUEST INC (HQI) stock?

HIREQUEST INC (HQI) has an RSI value of 51.8163. This indicates that the stock is currently neutral.


What is the MACD signal for HIREQUEST INC (HQI) stock?

The MACD indicator for HIREQUEST INC (HQI) has a value of -0.000344709, indicating a bearish trend.