KBR INC (KBR) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:KBR - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US48242W1062 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 0 out of 10 to KBR. KBR'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 short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, KBR is a bad performer in the overall market: 91% of all stocks are doing better.
KBR is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Professional Services industry. 75% of 82 stocks in the same industry do better.
KBR 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.
KBR is currently showing a bear flag pattern! A bear flag pattern occurs when prices pull back slightly after a strong move down. This may present a good short opportunity.
KBR has an average volume of 1362740 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
KBR has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a support zone below the current price at 45.98, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
45.05
55.92
We found 1 important support area.
- A support zone ranging from 45.51 to 45.98. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 4 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 46.20 to 47.31. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 50.39 to 50.89. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 54.06 to 54.21. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @55.37 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 KBR is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for KBR is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 9.96 | NEGATIVE | KBR has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 90.04% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of KBR is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of KBR is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of KBR is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 36.42 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for KBR is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.05 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests KBR has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 31.53 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for KBR is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.47 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for KBR suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 31.58 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for KBR 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)
45.99
-0.57 (-1.22%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryProfessional Services
Performance
% Chg-1.22%
1 Week-1.9%
2 Weeks-2.07%
1 Month-6.01%
3 Month-13.31%
6 Month-18.31%
12 Month-30.07%
2 Year-25.21%
3 Year-13.6%
5 Year106.79%
10 Year163.25%
15 Year105.5%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.05
ATR(20)%2.47%
ATR Inc0.61%
Range Today1.1
ADR(20)1.1
ADR(20)%2.38%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS9.96
Mansfield-2.57
10 Day High47.86
10 Day Low45.43
20 Day High49.47
20 Day Low45.43
52 Week High72.6
52 Week Low43.89
CS1 End45.98
CR1 Start46.2
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.31%
DER(5)0.69%
Volume845.80K
Volume Incr-29.95%
Vol(5)1.13M
Vol(50)1.36M