QUALYS INC (QLYS) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:QLYS - Nasdaq - US74758T3032 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, QLYS scores 6 out of 10 in our technical rating. In the past year, QLYS was only an average performing stock in the market. The medium term picture is unclear, although we see some positive events in recent action.
The long term trend is still neutral, but the short term trend is positive, so the stock is getting more and more appreciated by traders and investors.
In the last month QLYS has a been trading in the 121.15 - 138.76 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
When comparing the performance of all stocks over the past year, QLYS turns out to be only a medium performer in the overall market: it outperformed 40% of all stocks.
QLYS is part of the Software industry. There are 283 other stocks in this industry, QLYS did better than 54% of them.
QLYS 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 QLYS is lagging the market slightly.
QLYS has only a medium technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period.
More info and screens
116.05
156.94
We found 1 important support area.
- A support zone ranging from 117.22 to 120.34. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
3 important resistance areas can be observed.
- Resistance @138.09 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @144.15 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @155.39 from a horizontal line in the weekly 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for QLYS is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for QLYS is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 40.13 | NEUTRAL | QLYS is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of QLYS is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of QLYS is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of QLYS is above a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 60.6 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for QLYS is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.64 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests QLYS has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 90.98 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests QLYS may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.73 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for QLYS suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 8.75 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for QLYS suggests a weak or negative 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:QLYS (5/22/2025, 1:45:07 PM)
136.915
+1.08 (+0.8%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustrySoftware
Performance
% Chg0.8%
1 Week0.15%
2 Weeks6.42%
1 Month11.57%
3 Month-0.27%
6 Month-11.44%
12 Month-7.27%
2 Year7.58%
3 Year3.94%
5 Year17.79%
10 Year233.57%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)3.58
ATR(20)%2.73%
ATR Inc-23.44%
Range Today3.16
ADR(20)3.45
ADR(20)%2.52%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS40.13
Mansfield-0.13
10 Day High138.76
10 Day Low128.98
20 Day High138.76
20 Day Low121.15
52 Week High170
52 Week Low112.61
CS1 End120.34
CR1 Start138.09
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.64%
DER(5)-1.44%
Volume193.81K
Volume Incr-20.29%
Vol(5)271.16K
Vol(50)335.44K