POST HOLDINGS INC (POST) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:POST - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US7374461041 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall POST gets a technical rating of 1 out of 10. POST has been an average performer in the overall market. Also recent evolutions are not that positive: both the medium and short term time frames give negative signs.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
POST is part of the Food Products industry. There are 89 other stocks in this industry. POST outperforms 72% of them.
In the last month POST has a been trading in the 106.71 - 113.77 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range where prices have been consolidating recently, this may present a good entry opportunity, but some resistance may be present above.
When comparing the performance of all stocks over the past year, POST turns out to be only a medium performer in the overall market: it outperformed 47% of all stocks.
POST is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so POST is lagging the market slightly.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
POST has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 111.87. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 110.06, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
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2 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 108.61 to 110.06. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 104.57 to 106.28. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We can see 4 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 111.87 to 112.78. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @115.66 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Strong resistance @118.23 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 120.48 to 120.72. 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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for POST is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for POST is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 47.8 | NEUTRAL | POST is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of POST is above a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of POST is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of POST is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 47.87 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for POST is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.22 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests POST has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 63.34 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for POST is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.92 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for POST suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 23.69 | NEUTRAL | The ADX value for POST suggests a possible start of a new 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)
110.2
-0.39 (-0.35%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Staples
GICS IndustryFood Products
Performance
% Chg-0.35%
1 Week2.03%
2 Weeks-1.39%
1 Month-2.39%
3 Month-5.75%
6 Month-6.2%
12 Month6%
2 Year27.18%
3 Year33.82%
5 Year25.77%
10 Year104.34%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)1.83
ATR(20)%1.92%
ATR Inc-29.79%
Range Today1.36
ADR(20)2.06
ADR(20)%1.87%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS47.8
Mansfield-0.53
10 Day High111.64
10 Day Low106.71
20 Day High113.77
20 Day Low106.71
52 Week High125.84
52 Week Low99.7
CS1 End110.06
CR1 Start111.87
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.85%
DER(5)-0.32%
Volume344.70K
Volume Incr-39.73%
Vol(5)382.22K
Vol(50)628.97K