Taking everything into account, STX scores 4 out of 10 in our technical rating. In the past year, STX 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 short term trend is positive, while the long term trend is neutral. So this is evolving in the right direction.
STX is one of the better performing stocks in the Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals industry, it outperforms 77% of 32 stocks in the same industry.
In the last month STX has a been trading in the 63.19 - 93.29 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days, which is what you like to see during a strong movement up.
STX has an average volume of 4301500 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
When comparing the performance of all stocks over the past year, STX turns out to be only a medium performer in the overall market: it outperformed 63% of all stocks.
STX is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. This is in line with the S&P500 Index, which is also trading in the middle of its range.
Prices have been rising strongly lately, it may be a good idea to wait for a consolidation or pullback before considering an entry.