STRA Technical Analysis - STRATEGIC EDUCATION INC

Technical Rating and Analysis

Taking everything into account, STRA scores 5 out of 10 in our technical rating. In the last year, STRA was a below average performer in the market. There are positive signs in the very recent evolution, but the medium term picture is still mixed.

80% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than STRA.

STRA is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Diversified Consumer Services industry. 60% of 75 stocks in the same industry do better.

The short term trend is positive, while the long term trend is neutral. So this is evolving in the right direction.

STRA is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so STRA is lagging the market.

In the last month STRA has a been trading in a tight range between 79.87 and 84.43.

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Setup Rating and Analysis

Although the technical rating is only medium, STRA does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a support zone below the current price at 83.14, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.

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Support and Resistance Analysis

81.12

93.18

When analyzing the support we notice one important area.

A support zone ranging from 81.94 to 83.14. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.

We found 1 important resistance area.

A resistance zone ranging from 91.23 to 92.26. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.

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Technical Indicator Signal Analysis

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 STRA is neutral.
ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator	UP	POSITIVE	The short term trend for STRA is up.
ChartMill Relative Strength	20.41	NEGATIVE	STRA has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 79.59% off all stocks on the market.
Simple Moving Average/SMA (20)	UP	POSITIVE	The current price of STRA is above the rising SMA(20).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (50)	UP	POSITIVE	The current price of STRA is above the rising SMA(50).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (200)	DOWN	NEGATIVE	The current price of STRA is below a declining SMA(200).
Relative Strength Index/RSI (14)	56.97	NEUTRAL	The RSI value for STRA is a neutral value.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9)	0.03	POSITIVE	The MACD value suggests STRA has a positive trend.
Stochastics (14,3)	83.58	OVERBOUGHT	The high Stochastics value suggests STRA may be overbought.
Average True Range in percent/ATR (20)	2.3	MEDIUM VOLATILITY	The ATR as a percentage value for STRA suggests some volalility.
Average Directional Index/ADX (14)	16.32	NEGATIVE	The low ADX value for STRA suggests a weak or negative trend.