KIRBY CORP (KEX) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:KEX - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US4972661064 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, KEX scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. KEX scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, KEX is a bad performer in the overall market: 80% of all stocks are doing better.
In the last month KEX has a been trading in the 92.54 - 122.50 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Prices have been falling strongly lately, it is better to avoid new long positions here.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days. In combination with the strong move down this is a bad signal.
The long term trend is neutral, but the short term trend is negative. Better to stay away from this!
KEX is part of the Marine Transportation industry. There are 36 other stocks in this industry, KEX did better than 48% of them.
KEX is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so KEX is lagging the market.
The technical rating of KEX is bad and it also does not present a quality setup at the moment. Price movement has been a little bit too volatile to find a nice entry and exit point. It is probably a good idea to wait for a consolidation first.
More info and screens
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121.71
We found 3 important support areas.
- Support @95.62 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 92.87 to 93.35. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @89.17 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
We can see 3 important resistance areas.
- Resistance @104.14 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @106.49 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @120.50 from a trend 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for KEX is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for KEX is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 20.07 | NEGATIVE | KEX has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 79.93% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of KEX is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of KEX is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of KEX is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 36.93 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for KEX is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -2.3 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests KEX has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 21.1 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for KEX is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.78 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for KEX suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 26.27 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for KEX 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)
102.16
+3.23 (+3.26%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryMarine Transportation
Performance
% Chg3.26%
1 Week-14.77%
2 Weeks-11.16%
1 Month-12.74%
3 Month-1.63%
6 Month-3.91%
12 Month-12.44%
2 Year23.34%
3 Year52.34%
5 Year140.72%
10 Year44.85%
15 Year177.38%
Volatility
ATR(14)4.49
ATR(20)%3.78%
ATR Inc-3.6%
Range Today4.04
ADR(20)3.39
ADR(20)%3.32%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS20.07
Mansfield-1.48
10 Day High122.5
10 Day Low92.54
20 Day High122.5
20 Day Low92.54
52 Week High132.21
52 Week Low83.94
CS1 End95.62
CR1 Start104.14
Volume & EV
DER(3)-2.67%
DER(5)-2.81%
Volume924.50K
Volume Incr274.45%
Vol(5)1.73M
Vol(50)632.70K