KOSMOS ENERGY LTD (KOS) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:KOS - US5006881065 - Common Stock
1.84 USD
+0.1 (+5.75%)
1.8205 USD
-0.02 (-1.06%)
Taking everything into account, KOS scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. KOS'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.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
92% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than KOS.
KOS is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry. 86% of 208 stocks in the same industry do better.
KOS is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new highs.
In the last month KOS has a been trading in the 1.64 - 2.43 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
KOS has an average volume of 9900300 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The technical rating of KOS 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
1.62
2.36
2 important support areas can be observed.
- Support @1.69 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 1.64 to 1.66. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
5 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 1.85 to 1.87. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 1.94 to 1.98. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @2.18 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @2.30 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @2.34 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 KOS is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for KOS is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 8.4 | NEGATIVE | KOS has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 91.6% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of KOS is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of KOS is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of KOS is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 48.66 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for KOS is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests KOS has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 36.16 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for KOS is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 7.12 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for KOS suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 22.01 | NEUTRAL | The ADX value for KOS suggests a possible start of a new 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)
1.84
+0.1 (+5.75%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorEnergy
GICS IndustryOil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
Performance
% Chg5.75%
1 Week8.24%
2 Weeks5.14%
1 Month-17.12%
3 Month12.88%
6 Month-42.14%
12 Month-61.83%
2 Year-74.73%
3 Year-73.97%
5 Year25.17%
10 Year-73.71%
15 Year-92.66%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.11
ATR(20)%7.12%
ATR Inc-18.64%
Range Today0.12
ADR(20)0.13
ADR(20)%6.95%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS8.4
Mansfield-4.15
10 Day High1.86
10 Day Low1.64
20 Day High2.43
20 Day Low1.64
52 Week High5.08
52 Week Low1.39
CS1 End1.69
CR1 Start1.85
Volume & EV
DER(3)6.43%
DER(5)3.94%
Volume16.67M
Volume Incr-2.82%
Vol(5)9.03M
Vol(50)9.90M