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DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMEN (PLAY) Stock Technical Analysis

NASDAQ:PLAY - Nasdaq - US2383371091 - Common Stock - Currency: USD

20.53  -0.38 (-1.82%)

After market: 20.53 0 (0%)

Technical Rating and Analysis

3

Taking everything into account, PLAY scores 3 out of 10 in our technical rating. In the past year, PLAY was a below average performing stock in the market. The medium term picture is also negative, but we see some improvement happening in recent action.

The short term trend is neutral, while the long term trend is still negative. We need to see a little more continued positive action to make this really interesting.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, PLAY is a bad performer in the overall market: 90% of all stocks are doing better.
PLAY is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure industry. 82% of 135 stocks in the same industry do better.
PLAY is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so PLAY is lagging the market.
PLAY has an average volume of 1223490 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
In the last month PLAY has a been trading in the 18.70 - 22.60 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
Weekly and Daily overview Charts
DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMEN / PLAY Weekly stock chart
DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMEN / PLAY Daily stock chart
Setup Rating and Analysis

5

PLAY has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced.

Support and Resistance Analysis

18.53

22.64

We found 1 important support area.

  • Support @18.72 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.

When analyzing the resistance we notice 3 important areas.

  • A resistance zone ranging from 20.62 to 20.79. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
  • A resistance zone ranging from 21.43 to 21.61. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
  • Resistance @22.42 from a horizontal line in the daily 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 IndicatorDOWNNEGATIVEThe long term trend for PLAY is down.
ChartMill Short Term Trend IndicatorNEUTRALNEUTRALThe short term trend for PLAY is neutral.
ChartMill Relative Strength10.75NEGATIVEPLAY has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 89.25% off all stocks on the market.
Simple Moving Average/SMA (20)UPMIXEDThe current price of PLAY is below the rising SMA(20).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (50)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of PLAY is above the rising SMA(50).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (200)DOWNNEGATIVEThe current price of PLAY is below a declining SMA(200).
Relative Strength Index/RSI (14)50.59NEUTRALThe RSI value for PLAY is a neutral value.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9)-0.09NEGATIVEThe MACD value suggests PLAY has a negative trend.
Stochastics (14,3)43.16NEUTRALThe Stochastics value for PLAY is a neutral value.
Average True Range in percent/ATR (20)5.39HIGH VOLATILITYThe high ATR as a percentage value for PLAY suggests high volalility.
Average Directional Index/ADX (14)19.58NEGATIVEThe low ADX value for PLAY suggests a weak or negative 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)
DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMEN / PLAY Daily stock chart

DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMEN

NASDAQ:PLAY (5/23/2025, 8:46:51 PM)

After market: 20.53 0 (0%)

20.53

-0.38 (-1.82%)

Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryHotels, Restaurants & Leisure
Performance
% Chg-1.82%
1 Week-5%
2 Weeks3.37%
1 Month5.23%
3 Month-13.16%
6 Month-39.71%
12 Month-58.78%
2 Year-36.14%
3 Year-45.82%
5 Year55.65%
10 Year-35.09%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)1.14
ATR(20)%5.39%
ATR Inc-9.09%
Range Today0.88
ADR(20)1.02
ADR(20)%4.97%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS10.75
Mansfield-3.39
10 Day High22.6
10 Day Low19.89
20 Day High22.6
20 Day Low18.7
52 Week High52.73
52 Week Low15.08
CS1 End18.72
CR1 Start20.62
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.32%
DER(5)-0.9%
Volume790.60K
Volume Incr-27.07%
Vol(5)731.70K
Vol(50)1.22M