KOSMOS ENERGY LTD (KOS) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:KOS - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US5006881065 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, KOS scores 2 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.
The long term trend is still negative, but the short term trend is neutral. It is advised to wait a little bit longer to see how this turns out.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, KOS is a bad performer in the overall market: 93% of all stocks are doing better.
KOS is part of the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry. There are 210 other stocks in this industry, of which 85% are performing better than KOS.
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.
KOS has an average volume of 11308700 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
In the last month KOS has a been trading in the 1.70 - 2.27 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
KOS has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is very little resistance above the current price. 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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When analyzing the support we can see 2 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 1.90 to 1.90. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 1.76 to 1.78. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 4 important areas.
- Resistance @2.12 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @2.21 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 2.26 to 2.26. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @2.59 from a trend line in the weekly 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for KOS is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 7.6 | NEGATIVE | KOS has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 92.4% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of KOS is above a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of KOS is above the rising 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) | 53.19 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for KOS is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.01 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests KOS has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 55.34 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for KOS is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 6.25 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for KOS suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 14.1 | 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)
2.05
+0.14 (+7.33%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorEnergy
GICS IndustryOil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
Performance
% Chg7.33%
1 Week-4.65%
2 Weeks3.54%
1 Month-8.07%
3 Month14.53%
6 Month-42.9%
12 Month-63.39%
2 Year-71.13%
3 Year-67.67%
5 Year27.33%
10 Year-71.53%
15 Year-91.58%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.13
ATR(20)%6.25%
ATR Inc17.25%
Range Today0.16
ADR(20)0.13
ADR(20)%6.17%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS7.6
Mansfield-4.02
10 Day High2.21
10 Day Low1.89
20 Day High2.27
20 Day Low1.7
52 Week High5.66
52 Week Low1.39
CS1 End1.9
CR1 Start2.12
Volume & EV
DER(3)4.38%
DER(5)1.13%
Volume6.31M
Volume Incr-52.56%
Vol(5)5.90M
Vol(50)11.31M