KFORCE INC (KFRC) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:KFRC - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US4937321010 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 1 out of 10 to KFRC. KFRC'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.
86% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than KFRC.
KFRC is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Professional Services industry. 71% of 81 stocks in the same industry do better.
KFRC 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 KFRC is lagging the market.
In the last month KFRC has a been trading in the 36.95 - 42.34 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Although the technical rating is bad, KFRC does present a nice setup opportunity. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period.
More info and screens
36.21
53.93
We found 1 important support area.
- Support @36.58 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
We can see 4 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 41.18 to 41.20. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 42.10 to 42.10. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 43.51 to 44.22. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @53.40 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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for KFRC is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for KFRC is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 14.02 | NEGATIVE | KFRC has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 85.98% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of KFRC is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of KFRC is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of KFRC is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 46.06 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for KFRC is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.25 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests KFRC has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 50.43 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for KFRC is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.76 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for KFRC suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 29.24 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for KFRC 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)
40.8
-0.07 (-0.17%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryProfessional Services
Performance
% Chg-0.17%
1 Week-0.66%
2 Weeks-2.72%
1 Month6.53%
3 Month-18.6%
6 Month-31.99%
12 Month-33.99%
2 Year-29.15%
3 Year-37.88%
5 Year35.1%
10 Year85.37%
15 Year201.78%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.1
ATR(20)%2.76%
ATR Inc-52.06%
Range Today0.63
ADR(20)1.03
ADR(20)%2.51%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS14.02
Mansfield-2.9
10 Day High42.34
10 Day Low40.1
20 Day High42.34
20 Day Low36.95
52 Week High71.48
52 Week Low35.5
CS1 End36.58
CR1 Start41.18
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.69%
DER(5)2.09%
Volume158.29K
Volume Incr-41.14%
Vol(5)113.46K
Vol(50)163.90K