PIER 1 IMPORTS INC (PIR) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:PIR - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. -
Taking everything into account, PIR scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. PIR 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, PIR is a bad performer in the overall market: 100% of all stocks are doing better.
PIR is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new 52 week highs at the moment.
In the last month PIR has a been trading in the 3.00 - 3.90 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
Although the technical rating is bad, PIR does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is very little resistance above the current price. We notice that large players showed an interest for PIR 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
3.52
5.60
We can see 5 important resistance areas.
- Resistance @3.57 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @3.79 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @4.26 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @4.72 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @5.54 from a trend line in the weekly 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 PIR is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for PIR is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 0.8 | NEGATIVE | PIR has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 99.2% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of PIR is above a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of PIR is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of PIR is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 40.85 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for PIR is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.14 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests PIR has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 70 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for PIR is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 8.8 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for PIR suggests high volalility. |
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)
NYSE:PIR (2/14/2020, 8:04:07 PM)
3.56
-0.22 (-5.82%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg-5.82%
1 Week1.14%
2 Weeks13.38%
1 Month-5.32%
3 Month-53.83%
6 Month2.59%
12 Month-80.31%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.32
ATR(20)%8.8%
ATR Inc-15.51%
Range Today0.27
ADR(20)N/A
ADR(20)%N/A
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS0.8
Mansfield-6.76
10 Day High3.9
10 Day Low3.05
20 Day High3.9
20 Day Low3
52 Week High31
52 Week Low3
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start3.57
Volume & EV
DER(3)8.73%
DER(5)7.11%
Volume66.90K
Volume Incr-55.29%
Vol(5)85.52K
Vol(50)202.45K