PHOTRONICS INC (PLAB) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:PLAB - Nasdaq - US7194051022 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 1 out of 10 to PLAB. PLAB 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 long term trend is still negative, but the short term trend is neutral. It is advised to wait a little bit longer to see how this turns out.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, PLAB is a bad performer in the overall market: 82% of all stocks are doing better.
PLAB is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Agreed, the S&P500 Index is also not doing fantastic, but it still sitting in the middle of its 52 week range.
In the last month PLAB has a been trading in the 16.46 - 19.73 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
PLAB is an average performer in the Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry, it outperforms 44% of 110 stocks in the same industry.
PLAB has a poor technical rating and the quality of the setup is also not perfect 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
18.65
26.80
We can see 7 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 19.02 to 19.22. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 19.75 to 19.95. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @21.72 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @23.11 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @24.84 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @25.86 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @26.53 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS18.51
Mansfield-1.79
10 Day High19.42
10 Day Low17.42
20 Day High19.73
20 Day Low16.46
52 Week High31.6
52 Week Low16.46
Performance
1 Week2.69%
2 Weeks7.91%
1 Month9.02%
3 Month-15.23%
6 Month-25.11%
12 Month-33.99%
2 Year-10.08%
3 Year-12.19%
5 Year59.22%
10 Year89.2%
15 Year277.27%
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)
Technical Indicators
MACD(12,26,9)0.24
RSI(14)52.06
LBB17.3
UBB19.29
NASDAQ:PLAB (5/6/2025, 12:23:09 PM)
18.84
-0.25 (-1.31%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustrySemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
Performance
% Chg-1.31%
1 Week2.69%
2 Weeks7.91%
1 Month9.02%
3 Month-15.23%
6 Month-25.11%
12 Month-33.99%
2 Year-10.08%
3 Year-12.19%
5 Year59.22%
10 Year89.2%
15 Year277.27%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.53
ATR(20)%4.56%
ATR Inc21.59%
Range Today0.27
ADR(20)0.79
ADR(20)%4.21%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS18.51
Mansfield-1.79
10 Day High19.42
10 Day Low17.42
20 Day High19.73
20 Day Low16.46
52 Week High31.6
52 Week Low16.46
CS1 End19.02
CR1 Start19.22
Volume & EV
DER(3)-2.75%
DER(5)-2.57%
Volume214.79K
Volume Incr-27.6%
Vol(5)557.96K
Vol(50)736.66K