2U Inc (TWOU) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:TWOU - Nasdaq - US90214J2006 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, TWOU scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. TWOU scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, TWOU is a bad performer in the overall market: 100% of all stocks are doing better.
TWOU is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Diversified Consumer Services industry. 87% of 72 stocks in the same industry do better.
TWOU is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new 52 week highs at the moment.
In the last month TWOU has a been trading in the 1.05 - 5.64 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Prices have been falling strongly lately, it is better to avoid new long positions here.
TWOU has an average volume of 4403830 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
The technical rating of TWOU 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
1.56
2.35
We can see 2 important resistance areas.
- Resistance @2.23 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @2.33 from a trend 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 TWOU is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for TWOU is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 0.34 | NEGATIVE | TWOU has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 99.66% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of TWOU is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of TWOU is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of TWOU is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 31.13 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for TWOU is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.02 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests TWOU has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 26.37 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for TWOU is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 52.73 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for TWOU suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 22.41 | NEUTRAL | The ADX value for TWOU suggests a possible start of a new 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)
1.58
-0.86 (-35.25%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryDiversified Consumer Services
Performance
% Chg-35.25%
1 Week-39.46%
2 Weeks-64.41%
1 Month-63.68%
3 Month-83.02%
6 Month-93.37%
12 Month-98.65%
2 Year-99.26%
3 Year-99.86%
5 Year-99.71%
10 Year-99.72%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.91
ATR(20)%52.73%
ATR Inc-32.7%
Range Today0.82
ADR(20)0.7
ADR(20)%44.37%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS0.34
Mansfield-9.56
10 Day High4.51
10 Day Low1.05
20 Day High5.64
20 Day Low1.05
52 Week High128.1
52 Week Low1.05
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start2.23
Volume & EV
DER(3)-3.89%
DER(5)-2.06%
Volume1.87M
Volume Incr-70.85%
Vol(5)2.69M
Vol(50)4.40M