MICROSOFT CORP (MSFT) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:MSFT - Nasdaq - US5949181045 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, MSFT scores 8 out of 10 in our technical rating. Although MSFT is only a medium performer in the overall market, the technical picture looks good in both the medium and short term time frames.
Both the short term and long term trends are positive. This is a very positive sign.
MSFT is currently trading near its 52 week high, which is a good sign. The S&P500 Index however is also trading near new highs, which makes the performance in line with the market.
In the last month MSFT has a been trading in the 460.86 - 500.76 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
MSFT has an average volume of 21364500 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
Looking at the yearly performance, MSFT did better than 76% of all other stocks. However, this overall good ranking is mostly due to the recent strong move.
MSFT is an average performer in the Software industry, it outperforms 61% of 282 stocks in the same industry.
Although MSFT has an excellent technical rating, the quality of the presented setup is not ideal 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.
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When analyzing the support we can see 3 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 450.17 to 455.79. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Support @419.14 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 367.10 to 367.75. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the weekly time frame.
We found 1 important resistance area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 495.95 to 497.46. 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 | UP | POSITIVE | The long term trend for MSFT is up. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for MSFT is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 76.05 | POSITIVE | MSFT has a high relative strength, it outperformed 76.05% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of MSFT is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of MSFT is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of MSFT is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 69.37 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for MSFT is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.12 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests MSFT has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 83.9 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests MSFT may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.25 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for MSFT suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 47.61 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for MSFT suggests a strong 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)
492.05
-5.36 (-1.08%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustrySoftware
Performance
% Chg-1.08%
1 Week0.4%
2 Weeks2.69%
1 Month6.51%
3 Month36.74%
6 Month16.23%
12 Month5.24%
2 Year46.48%
3 Year75.27%
5 Year140.01%
10 Year953.64%
15 Year1806.43%
Volatility
ATR(14)6.77
ATR(20)%1.25%
ATR Inc-5.82%
Range Today7.07
ADR(20)5.94
ADR(20)%1.21%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS76.05
Mansfield0.82
10 Day High500.76
10 Day Low472.51
20 Day High500.76
20 Day Low460.86
52 Week High500.76
52 Week Low344.79
CS1 End450.17
CR1 StartN/A
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.74%
DER(5)0.09%
Volume19.95M
Volume Incr26.32%
Vol(5)24.39M
Vol(50)21.36M