EL POLLO LOCO HOLDINGS INC (LOCO) Stock Technical Analysis
USA - NASDAQ:LOCO - US2686031079 - Common Stock
9.91 USD
-0.22 (-2.17%)
9.91 USD
0 (0%)
Taking everything into account, LOCO scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. 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.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, LOCO is a bad performer in the overall market: 90% of all stocks are doing better.
LOCO is part of the Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure industry. There are 134 other stocks in this industry, of which 69% are performing better than LOCO.
In the last month LOCO has a been trading in the 9.83 - 10.81 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
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.
LOCO has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 10.36. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. We notice that large players showed an interest for LOCO 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
8.78
11.13
3 important support areas can be observed.
- Support @9.32 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.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 2 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 10.36 to 10.46. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 10.69 to 11.02. 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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for LOCO is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for LOCO is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 10.14 | NEGATIVE | LOCO has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 89.86% 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) | 40.41 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for LOCO is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.05 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests LOCO has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 15.75 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests LOCO may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.82 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for LOCO suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 16.06 | 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)
9.91
-0.22 (-2.17%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryHotels, Restaurants & Leisure
Performance
% Chg-2.17%
1 Week-2.08%
2 Weeks-5.26%
1 Month-3.6%
3 Month-11.52%
6 Month-3.03%
12 Month-27.82%
2 Year10.73%
3 Year11.1%
5 Year-38.83%
10 Year-8.07%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.29
ATR(20)%2.82%
ATR Inc9.34%
Range Today0.29
ADR(20)0.27
ADR(20)%2.71%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS10.14
Mansfield-2.02
10 Day High10.55
10 Day Low9.83
20 Day High10.81
20 Day Low9.83
52 Week High13.98
52 Week Low8.29
CS1 End9.32
CR1 Start10.36
Volume & EV
DER(3)3.29%
DER(5)1.61%
Volume391.40K
Volume Incr12.09%
Vol(5)220.84K
Vol(50)252.71K