DAVE & BUSTER'S ENTERTAINMEN (PLAY) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:PLAY - Nasdaq - US2383371091 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 8 out of 10 to PLAY. This is due to a decent performance in both the short and medium term time frames. Compared to the overall market, PLAY is only an average performer.
In the last month PLAY has a been trading in the 29.55 - 35.53 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Both the short term and long term trends are positive. This is a very positive sign.
PLAY has an average volume of 1189690 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that PLAY is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 72% of all stocks. However, this overall performance is mostly based on the strong move around 4 months ago.
PLAY is part of the Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure industry. There are 132 other stocks in this industry, PLAY did better than 54% of them.
PLAY is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so PLAY is lagging the market.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
Although PLAY has an excellent technical rating, the quality of the presented setup is not ideal at the moment. Prices have been consolidating lately.
More info and screens
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2 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 30.08 to 30.41. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @25.04 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
We found 1 important resistance area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 34.23 to 34.56. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
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 | UP | POSITIVE | The long term trend for PLAY is up. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for PLAY is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 72.38 | POSITIVE | PLAY has a high relative strength, it outperformed 72.38% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | MIXED | The current price of PLAY is below the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of PLAY is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of PLAY is above a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 51.5 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for PLAY is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.48 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests PLAY has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 34.06 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for PLAY is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 5.37 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for PLAY suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 38.99 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for PLAY 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)
NASDAQ:PLAY (7/16/2025, 2:55:04 PM)
30.48
+0.06 (+0.2%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryHotels, Restaurants & Leisure
Performance
% Chg0.2%
1 Week-5.88%
2 Weeks1.13%
1 Month0.83%
3 Month52.25%
6 Month26.38%
12 Month-21.64%
2 Year-33.58%
3 Year-18.58%
5 Year146.52%
10 Year-21.6%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)1.66
ATR(20)%5.37%
ATR Inc4.19%
Range Today1.39
ADR(20)1.56
ADR(20)%5.11%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS72.38
Mansfield-0.02
10 Day High35.53
10 Day Low30.26
20 Day High35.53
20 Day Low29.55
52 Week High43.73
52 Week Low15.08
CS1 End30.41
CR1 Start34.23
Volume & EV
DER(3)-2.03%
DER(5)-1.44%
Volume346.94K
Volume Incr-51.85%
Vol(5)769.12K
Vol(50)1.19M