LINC Technical Analysis - LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

Technical Rating and Analysis

Taking everything into account, LINC scores 8 out of 10 in our technical rating. In the last year, LINC was one of the better performers, although we are getting mixed signals now in both the short and medium term time frames.

The long term trend is positive and the short term trend is neutral. The long term trend gets the benefit of the doubt for now.

When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that LINC is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 87% of all stocks. On top of that, LINC also shows a nice and consistent pattern of rising prices.

LINC is one of the better performing stocks in the Diversified Consumer Services industry, it outperforms 79% of 75 stocks in the same industry.

LINC is currently trading in the upper part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near a new high, so LINC is lagging the market slightly.

In the last month LINC has a been trading in the 19.62 - 23.66 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.

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Setup Rating and Analysis

LINC has an excellent technical rating, but the quality of the setup is only medium 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.

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Support and Resistance Analysis

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When analyzing the support we can see 2 important areas.

A support zone ranging from 19.80 to 19.86. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
A support zone ranging from 18.71 to 19.02. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.

When analyzing the resistance we notice one important area.

A resistance zone ranging from 23.80 to 23.80. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.

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Technical Indicator Signal Analysis

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	UP	POSITIVE	The long term trend for LINC is up.
ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator	NEUTRAL	NEUTRAL	The short term trend for LINC is neutral.
ChartMill Relative Strength	87.64	POSITIVE	LINC has a high relative strength, it outperformed 87.64% off all stocks on the market.
Simple Moving Average/SMA (20)	UP	MIXED	The current price of LINC is below the rising SMA(20).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (50)	DOWN	MIXED	The current price of LINC is above a declining SMA(50).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (200)	UP	POSITIVE	The current price of LINC is above the rising SMA(200).
Relative Strength Index/RSI (14)	48.16	NEUTRAL	The RSI value for LINC is a neutral value.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9)	-0.12	NEGATIVE	The MACD value suggests LINC has a negative trend.
Stochastics (14,3)	30.44	NEUTRAL	The Stochastics value for LINC is a neutral value.
Average True Range in percent/ATR (20)	3.39	MEDIUM VOLATILITY	The ATR as a percentage value for LINC suggests some volalility.
Average Directional Index/ADX (14)	20.16	NEUTRAL	The ADX value for LINC suggests a possible start of a new trend.