PEARSON PLC-SPONSORED ADR (PSO) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:PSO - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US7050151056 - ADR - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, PSO scores 1 out of 10 in our technical rating. PSO scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
PSO 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 very little resistance above the current price. There is a support zone below the current price at 14.54, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for PSO 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.
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When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 14.14 to 14.54. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
4 important resistance areas can be observed.
- Resistance @15.10 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @15.49 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @15.97 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 16.64 to 16.68. 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 PSO is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for PSO is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 27.88 | NEGATIVE | PSO has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 72.12% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of PSO is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of PSO is above a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | MIXED | The current price of PSO is below the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 54.13 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for PSO is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.02 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests PSO has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 35.32 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for PSO is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.5 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for PSO suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 21.07 | NEUTRAL | The ADX value for PSO suggests a possible start of a new trend. |
NYSE:PSO (8/20/2025, 10:07:01 AM)
14.805
+0.13 (+0.92%)