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 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. PSO's overall performance in the market is below average. Also recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
72% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than PSO.
PSO is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new highs.
In the last month PSO has a been trading in the 14.14 - 15.13 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
PSO is an average performer in the Diversified Consumer Services industry, it outperforms 47% of 72 stocks in the same industry.
PSO 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.
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14.03
16.85
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 14.17 to 14.18. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We can see 5 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 14.19 to 14.55. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 14.90 to 15.18. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @15.92 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @16.23 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @16.68 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for PSO is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 28.43 | NEGATIVE | PSO has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 71.57% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of PSO is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of PSO is below 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) | 34.58 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for PSO is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.01 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests PSO has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 7.82 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests PSO may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.48 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for PSO suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 36.18 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for PSO 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)
14.19
-0.05 (-0.35%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryDiversified Consumer Services
Performance
% Chg-0.35%
1 Week-1.05%
2 Weeks-4.7%
1 Month-2.67%
3 Month-9.96%
6 Month-9.9%
12 Month8.49%
2 Year28.65%
3 Year53.24%
5 Year102.71%
10 Year-23.95%
15 Year-9.44%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.18
ATR(20)%1.48%
ATR Inc-38.05%
Range Today0.15
ADR(20)0.16
ADR(20)%1.12%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS28.43
Mansfield-1.37
10 Day High14.8
10 Day Low14.15
20 Day High15.13
20 Day Low14.14
52 Week High17.9
52 Week Low13.1
CS1 End14.18
CR1 Start14.19
Volume & EV
DER(3)0%
DER(5)-2.23%
Volume471.90K
Volume Incr-10.16%
Vol(5)641.08K
Vol(50)665.26K