MAYS (J.W.) INC (MAYS) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:MAYS - Nasdaq - US5784731003 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall MAYS gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. MAYS scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, MAYS is a bad performer in the overall market: 89% of all stocks are doing better.
MAYS is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Real Estate Management & Development industry. 73% of 64 stocks in the same industry do better.
MAYS 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.
Warning: MAYS has an average volume of 1902 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
In the last month MAYS has a been trading in the 32.32 - 42.00 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.
MAYS has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is a support zone below the current price at 37.49, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
35.63
50.02
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 35.99 to 37.49. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
4 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 39.39 to 40.01. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 40.76 to 40.79. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 41.72 to 42.36. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @49.52 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 MAYS is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for MAYS is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 11.32 | NEGATIVE | MAYS has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 88.68% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of MAYS is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of MAYS is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of MAYS is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 46.88 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for MAYS is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.05 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests MAYS has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 55.72 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for MAYS is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 4.73 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for MAYS suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 14.11 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for MAYS 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)
37.98
+0.34 (+0.9%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorReal Estate
GICS IndustryReal Estate Management & Development
Performance
% Chg0.9%
1 Week-5.05%
2 Weeks-4.55%
1 Month-0.94%
3 Month-13.68%
6 Month-12.95%
12 Month-16.16%
2 Year-13.19%
3 Year-8.7%
5 Year68.8%
10 Year-30.95%
15 Year137.38%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.68
ATR(20)%4.73%
ATR Inc-88.22%
Range Today0
ADR(20)0.87
ADR(20)%2.28%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS11.32
Mansfield-2.97
10 Day High42
10 Day Low32.32
20 Day High42
20 Day Low32.32
52 Week High56.12
52 Week Low32.32
CS1 End37.49
CR1 Start39.39
Volume & EV
DER(3)0%
DER(5)0%
Volume300
Volume Incr-63.31%
Vol(5)1.02K
Vol(50)1.90K