EL POLLO LOCO HOLDINGS INC (LOCO) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:LOCO - Nasdaq - US2686031079 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall LOCO gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. LOCO scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
79% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than LOCO.
LOCO is part of the Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure industry. There are 131 other stocks in this industry, of which 60% are performing better than LOCO.
In the last month LOCO has a been trading in the 10.13 - 10.92 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Prices have been consolidating recently, but much resistance may still be present above.
The long term trend is neutral, but the short term trend is negative. Better to stay away from this!
LOCO is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so LOCO is lagging the market.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
Although the technical rating is bad, LOCO does present a nice setup opportunity. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period.
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4 important support areas can be observed.
- Support @10.26 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Support @9.26 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @9.05 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @8.87 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
3 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 10.32 to 10.70. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 11.09 to 11.20. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 11.48 to 11.48. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
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 LOCO is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for LOCO is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 21.75 | NEGATIVE | LOCO has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 78.25% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of LOCO is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of LOCO is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of LOCO is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 43.82 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for LOCO is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.01 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests LOCO has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 38.27 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for LOCO is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.89 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for LOCO suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 12.31 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for LOCO 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)
10.27
-0.24 (-2.28%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryHotels, Restaurants & Leisure
Performance
% Chg-2.28%
1 Week-3.93%
2 Weeks0.29%
1 Month-6.81%
3 Month12.49%
6 Month-13.19%
12 Month-24.6%
2 Year7.99%
3 Year13.48%
5 Year-42.53%
10 Year-21.06%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.28
ATR(20)%2.89%
ATR Inc-6.46%
Range Today0.3
ADR(20)0.29
ADR(20)%2.8%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS21.75
Mansfield-1.69
10 Day High10.72
10 Day Low10.13
20 Day High10.92
20 Day Low10.13
52 Week High14.25
52 Week Low8.29
CS1 End10.26
CR1 Start10.32
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.83%
DER(5)0.87%
Volume157.30K
Volume Incr-33.57%
Vol(5)189.46K
Vol(50)324.54K