LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (LINC) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:LINC - Nasdaq - US5335351004 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 4 out of 10 to LINC. Although LINC is scoring some points because its good overall performance in the market in the past year, recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
In the last month LINC has a been trading in the 18.71 - 25.76 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Prices have been falling strongly lately, it is better to avoid new long positions here.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days. In combination with the strong move down this is a bad signal.
Looking at the yearly performance, LINC did better than 84% of all other stocks. We also observe that the gains produced by LINC over the past year are nicely spread over this period.
LINC is one of the better performing stocks in the Diversified Consumer Services industry, it outperforms 72% of 71 stocks in the same industry.
The short term trend is negative, the long term trend is neutral. Not much exciting going on here.
LINC is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so LINC is lagging the market.
LINC has an average technical rating and it also does not offer a high 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
17.51
24.04
We found 1 important support area.
- Support @17.69 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
We found 1 important resistance area.
- Resistance @23.80 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for LINC is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for LINC is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 84.17 | POSITIVE | LINC has a high relative strength, it outperformed 84.17% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of LINC is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of LINC is below 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) | 30.63 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for LINC is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.44 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests LINC has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 14 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests LINC may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 6.63 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for LINC suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 19 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for LINC 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)
NASDAQ:LINC (8/15/2025, 1:45:11 PM)
19.19
+0.01 (+0.05%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryDiversified Consumer Services
Performance
% Chg0.05%
1 Week-18.52%
2 Weeks-16.13%
1 Month-16.54%
3 Month-11.57%
6 Month9.1%
12 Month60.23%
2 Year124.85%
3 Year195.08%
5 Year143.71%
10 Year4360.47%
15 Year75.64%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.51
ATR(20)%6.63%
ATR Inc-38.26%
Range Today0.58
ADR(20)1.27
ADR(20)%6.63%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS84.17
Mansfield0.18
10 Day High25.76
10 Day Low18.71
20 Day High25.76
20 Day Low18.71
52 Week High25.76
52 Week Low11.29
CS1 End17.69
CR1 Start23.8
Volume & EV
DER(3)3.11%
DER(5)2.51%
Volume389.99K
Volume Incr288.49%
Vol(5)842.24K
Vol(50)321.53K