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QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS (NX) Stock Technical Analysis

USA - New York Stock Exchange - NYSE:NX - US7476191041 - Common Stock

16.52 USD
+1.44 (+9.55%)
Last: 12/12/2025, 8:04:00 PM
16.4 USD
-0.12 (-0.73%)
After Hours: 12/12/2025, 8:04:00 PM
Technical Rating and Analysis

5

Taking everything into account, NX scores 5 out of 10 in our technical rating. Recently some decent action could be observed, but in the medium term time frame this is still negative. NX was also a bad performer in the overall market in the last year.

81% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than NX.
The short term trend is positive, while the long term trend is neutral. So this is evolving in the right direction.
In the last month NX has a been trading in the 11.04 - 20.42 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days, which is what you like to see during a strong movement up.
NX is part of the Building Products industry. There are 41 other stocks in this industry, NX did better than 65% of them.
NX is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so NX is lagging the market.
Prices have been rising strongly lately, it may be a good idea to wait for a consolidation or pullback before considering an entry.
Weekly and Daily overview Charts
QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS / NX Weekly stock chart
QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS / NX Daily stock chart
Setup Rating and Analysis

0

NX has an average technical rating and it also does not offer a high quality setup at the moment. Prices have been extended to the upside lately. For a nice entry it is better to wait for a consolidation.

Support and Resistance Analysis

16.35

19.16

We found 1 important resistance area.

  • Resistance @18.97 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
Technical Indicator Signal Analysis

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.

IndicatorValueSignalComment
ChartMill Long Term Trend IndicatorNEUTRALNEUTRALThe long term trend for NX is neutral.
ChartMill Short Term Trend IndicatorUPPOSITIVEThe short term trend for NX is up.
ChartMill Relative Strength19.24NEGATIVENX has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 80.76% off all stocks on the market.
Simple Moving Average/SMA (20)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of NX is above the rising SMA(20).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (50)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of NX is above the rising SMA(50).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (200)DOWNNEGATIVEThe current price of NX is below a declining SMA(200).
Relative Strength Index/RSI (14)77.19OVERBOUGHTThe high RSI value suggests NX may be overbought.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9)0.41POSITIVEThe MACD value suggests NX has a positive trend.
Stochastics (14,3)83.05OVERBOUGHTThe high Stochastics value suggests NX may be overbought.
Average True Range in percent/ATR (20)5.26HIGH VOLATILITYThe high ATR as a percentage value for NX suggests high volalility.
Average Directional Index/ADX (14)24.96NEUTRALThe ADX value for NX suggests a possible start of a new trend.
Chart- and CandleStick Pattern Analysis
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)
QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS / NX Daily stock chart

QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS

NYSE:NX (12/12/2025, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 16.4 -0.12 (-0.73%)

16.52

+1.44 (+9.55%)

Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryBuilding Products
Performance
% Chg9.55%
1 Week19.28%
2 Weeks27.47%
1 Month26.49%
3 Month14.72%
6 Month-14.45%
12 Month-41.48%
2 Year-45.96%
3 Year-30.24%
5 Year-25.48%
10 Year-20.77%
15 Year-12.92%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.94
ATR(20)%5.26%
ATR Inc407.59%
Range Today4.17
ADR(20)0.79
ADR(20)%4.76%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS19.24
3 months CRS85.97
6 months CRS15.53
Mansfield-1.97
10 Day High20.42
10 Day Low12.68
20 Day High20.42
20 Day Low11.04
52 Week High28.24
52 Week Low11.04
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start18.97
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.81%
DER(5)1.2%
Volume3.44M
Volume Incr170.44%
Vol(5)1.67M
Vol(50)694.92K

QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS / NX FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill technical rating for QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS?

ChartMill assigns a technical rating of 5 / 10 to NX.


What is the trend direction for NX stock?

The current trend direction for QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS (NX) is Bearish.


Can you provide the RSI signal for QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS?

QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS (NX) has an RSI value of 77.194. This indicates that the stock is currently overbought.


What is the MACD signal for NX stock?

The MACD indicator for QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS (NX) has a value of 0.413017, indicating a bearish trend.


What is the short term momentum for QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS (NX) stock?

The short term momentum for QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS (NX) is positive.