KOSMOS ENERGY LTD (KOS) Stock Technical Analysis
USA - NYSE:KOS - US5006881065 - Common Stock
1.69 USD
+0.02 (+1.2%)
1.68 USD
-0.01 (-0.59%)
Overall KOS gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. KOS scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
96% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than KOS.
KOS is part of the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry. There are 210 other stocks in this industry, of which 88% are performing better than KOS.
KOS 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.
In the last month KOS has a been trading in the 1.61 - 1.89 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
KOS has an average volume of 8264460 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
Although the technical rating is bad, KOS does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately. We notice that large players showed an interest for KOS 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.
More info and screens
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2.36
4 important support areas can be observed.
- Support @1.68 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Support @1.62 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Support @1.58 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 1.52 to 1.52. 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 1.70 to 1.70. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 1.88 to 1.90. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @2.02 from a trend line in the daily 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 | 4.04 | NEGATIVE | KOS has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 95.96% 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) | 44.38 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for KOS is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests KOS has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 32.1 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for KOS is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 5.77 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for KOS suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 16.4 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for KOS suggests a weak or negative 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)
1.69
+0.02 (+1.2%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorEnergy
GICS IndustryOil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
Performance
% Chg1.2%
1 Week2.42%
2 Weeks-5.59%
1 Month-0.59%
3 Month-22.12%
6 Month-25.22%
12 Month-60.33%
2 Year-79.34%
3 Year-67.31%
5 Year73.23%
10 Year-69.71%
15 Year-93.29%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.1
ATR(20)%5.77%
ATR Inc23.33%
Range Today0.08
ADR(20)0.1
ADR(20)%5.62%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS4.04
Mansfield-4.29
10 Day High1.82
10 Day Low1.61
20 Day High1.89
20 Day Low1.61
52 Week High4.68
52 Week Low1.39
CS1 End1.68
CR1 Start1.7
Volume & EV
DER(3)5.36%
DER(5)1.12%
Volume8.79M
Volume Incr4.08%
Vol(5)8.46M
Vol(50)8.26M