PDF SOLUTIONS INC (PDFS) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:PDFS - Nasdaq - US6932821050 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall PDFS gets a technical rating of 6 out of 10. PDFS has been a bad performer in the overall market. Some doubts are observed in the medium term time frame, but recent action was again very positive.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, PDFS is a bad performer in the overall market: 83% of all stocks are doing better.
PDFS is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry. 81% of 110 stocks in the same industry do better.
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 PDFS has a been trading in the 19.23 - 24.19 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
PDFS is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so PDFS is lagging the market.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
PDFS has an average technical rating and also the quality of the setup is only medium 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.
More info and screens
18.15
23.94
When analyzing the support we can see 2 important areas.
- Support @18.70 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Support @18.33 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
We can see 2 important resistance areas.
- Resistance @23.03 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 23.52 to 23.70. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for PDFS is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for PDFS is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 17.03 | NEGATIVE | PDFS has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 82.97% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of PDFS is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of PDFS is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of PDFS is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 64.62 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for PDFS is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.18 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests PDFS has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 84 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests PDFS may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.31 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for PDFS suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 26.39 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for PDFS 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)
23.02
-0.49 (-2.08%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustrySemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
Performance
% Chg-2.08%
1 Week0.13%
2 Weeks7.37%
1 Month13.57%
3 Month25.86%
6 Month-15.86%
12 Month-38.79%
2 Year-49.95%
3 Year-14.68%
5 Year-6.35%
10 Year64.31%
15 Year461.46%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.78
ATR(20)%3.31%
ATR Inc-3.88%
Range Today0.62
ADR(20)0.73
ADR(20)%3.18%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS17.03
Mansfield-1.77
10 Day High24.19
10 Day Low20.74
20 Day High24.19
20 Day Low19.23
52 Week High39.7
52 Week Low15.91
CS1 End18.7
CR1 Start23.03
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.27%
DER(5)0.06%
Volume285.10K
Volume Incr43.7%
Vol(5)361.38K
Vol(50)245.56K