EL POLLO LOCO HOLDINGS INC (LOCO) Stock Technical Analysis
USA - NASDAQ:LOCO - US2686031079 - Common Stock
9.39 USD
-0.17 (-1.78%)
9.39 USD
0 (0%)
Overall LOCO gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. LOCO'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.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
87% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than LOCO.
LOCO is part of the Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure industry. There are 134 other stocks in this industry, of which 62% are performing better than LOCO.
LOCO 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.
In the last month LOCO has a been trading in the 9.11 - 10.05 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range where prices have been consolidating recently, this may present a good entry opportunity, but some resistance may be present above.
LOCO has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 9.92. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 9.51, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. 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
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2 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 9.26 to 9.38. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @9.05 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
4 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 9.44 to 9.57. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 9.92 to 10.03. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 10.58 to 10.75. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @11.02 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 | 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 | 13.59 | NEGATIVE | LOCO has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 86.41% 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) | 47.25 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for LOCO is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.04 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests LOCO has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 59.08 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for LOCO is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.68 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for LOCO suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 18 | 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)
9.39
-0.17 (-1.78%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryHotels, Restaurants & Leisure
Performance
% Chg-1.78%
1 Week1.27%
2 Weeks0%
1 Month-4.78%
3 Month-11.23%
6 Month-1.04%
12 Month-25.08%
2 Year14.49%
3 Year-4.78%
5 Year-32.29%
10 Year-16.72%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.27
ATR(20)%2.68%
ATR Inc-37.82%
Range Today0.16
ADR(20)0.26
ADR(20)%2.72%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS13.59
3 months CRS16.26
6 months CRS20.85
Mansfield-1.99
10 Day High9.81
10 Day Low9.11
20 Day High10.05
20 Day Low9.11
52 Week High13.24
52 Week Low8.29
CS1 End9.51
CR1 Start9.92
Volume & EV
DER(3)6.6%
DER(5)4.08%
Volume140.65K
Volume Incr-7.52%
Vol(5)198.98K
Vol(50)202.80K