VALUE LINE INC (VALU) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:VALU - Nasdaq - US9204371002 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 0 out of 10 to VALU. VALU 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, VALU is a bad performer in the overall market: 82% of all stocks are doing better.
VALU is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Capital Markets industry. 75% of 237 stocks in the same industry do better.
VALU 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.
In the last month VALU has a been trading in the 36.00 - 40.50 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Warning: VALU has an average volume of 3332 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
The technical rating of VALU 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
36.37
53.42
When analyzing the resistance we notice 5 important areas.
- Resistance @36.77 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 38.03 to 38.49. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 39.15 to 40.07. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @41.19 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @52.89 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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for VALU is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for VALU is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 18.18 | NEGATIVE | VALU has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 81.82% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of VALU is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of VALU is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of VALU is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 40.37 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for VALU is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.14 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests VALU has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 27.01 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for VALU is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.15 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for VALU suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 13.06 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for VALU 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:VALU (8/20/2025, 8:00:01 PM)
36.74
0 (0%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryCapital Markets
Performance
% Chg0%
1 Week-5.7%
2 Weeks-4.37%
1 Month-6.11%
3 Month-4.77%
6 Month-7.1%
12 Month-13.96%
2 Year-31.21%
3 Year-55.2%
5 Year40.77%
10 Year191.59%
15 Year177.91%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.01
ATR(20)%3.15%
ATR Inc39.63%
Range Today1.17
ADR(20)1.12
ADR(20)%3.04%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS18.18
Mansfield-2.13
10 Day High39.25
10 Day Low36
20 Day High40.5
20 Day Low36
52 Week High57.68
52 Week Low32.94
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start36.77
Volume & EV
DER(3)-3.57%
DER(5)-2.14%
Volume5.90K
Volume Incr11.14%
Vol(5)4.94K
Vol(50)3.33K