SAIA INC (SAIA) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:SAIA - Nasdaq - US78709Y1055 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, SAIA scores 3 out of 10 in our technical rating. In the past year, SAIA was a below average performing stock in the market. The medium term picture is also negative, but we see some improvement happening in recent action.
The short term trend is neutral, while the long term trend is still negative. We need to see a little more continued positive action to make this really interesting.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, SAIA is a bad performer in the overall market: 81% of all stocks are doing better.
SAIA 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.
SAIA is part of the Ground Transportation industry. There are 40 other stocks in this industry, SAIA did better than 64% of them.
In the last month SAIA has a been trading in the 278.20 - 355.00 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
The technical rating of SAIA is bad and it also does not present a quality setup 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.
More info and screens
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When analyzing the support we can see 3 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 302.81 to 308.46. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 278.25 to 287.78. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Support @262.06 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
3 important resistance areas can be observed.
- Resistance @325.18 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 333.62 to 333.62. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @542.35 from a trend 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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for SAIA is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for SAIA is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 19.79 | NEGATIVE | SAIA has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 80.21% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of SAIA is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of SAIA is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of SAIA is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 49.4 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for SAIA is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.79 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests SAIA has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 46.31 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for SAIA is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 4.63 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for SAIA suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 17.76 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for SAIA 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:SAIA (8/19/2025, 10:51:32 AM)
311.28
+15.54 (+5.25%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGround Transportation
Performance
% Chg5.25%
1 Week5.06%
2 Weeks-1.69%
1 Month2.76%
3 Month11.89%
6 Month-27.27%
12 Month-26.49%
2 Year-30.61%
3 Year42.99%
5 Year120.37%
10 Year687.59%
15 Year3707.81%
Volatility
ATR(14)11.86
ATR(20)%4.63%
ATR Inc-39.9%
Range Today17.98
ADR(20)12.94
ADR(20)%4.16%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS19.79
Mansfield-3.04
10 Day High317.24
10 Day Low278.2
20 Day High355
20 Day Low278.2
52 Week High624.55
52 Week Low229.12
CS1 End287.78
CR1 Start302.81
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.24%
DER(5)-0.01%
Volume139.90K
Volume Incr-21.88%
Vol(5)543.08K
Vol(50)667.11K