VIQ SOLUTIONS INC (VQS.CA) Stock Technical Analysis
TSX:VQS - Toronto Stock Exchange - CA91825V4001 - Common Stock - Currency: CAD
Overall VQS gets a technical rating of 2 out of 10. VQS scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, VQS is a bad performer in the overall market: 82% of all stocks are doing better.
VQS is part of the Software industry. There are 63 other stocks in this industry, of which 61% are performing better than VQS.
VQS is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so VQS is lagging the market.
In the last month VQS has a been trading in the 0.16 - 0.26 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.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days. In combination with the strong move down this is a bad signal.
Warning: VQS has an average volume of 28317 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
The long term trend is neutral, but the short term trend is negative. Better to stay away from this!
Although the technical rating is bad, VQS does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. We notice that large players showed an interest for VQS in the last couple of days, which is a good sign.
- Behavior of large players is measured by the Effective Volume indicator. This indicator inspects the 1 minute timeframe looking for high volume transactions.
More info and screens
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0.27
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 0.17 to 0.17. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We can see 3 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 0.20 to 0.20. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 0.25 to 0.25. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @0.27 from a horizontal 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for VQS.CA is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for VQS.CA is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 18.37 | NEGATIVE | VQS.CA has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 81.63% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | MIXED | The current price of VQS.CA is below the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of VQS.CA is above a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of VQS.CA is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 47.35 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for VQS.CA is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests VQS.CA has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 19.21 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests VQS.CA may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 11.58 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for VQS.CA suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 15.71 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for VQS.CA 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)
TSX:VQS (6/5/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
0.19
+0.01 (+5.56%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustrySoftware
Performance
% Chg5.56%
1 Week-13.64%
2 Weeks-15.56%
1 Month11.76%
3 Month-5%
6 Month0%
12 Month-20.83%
2 Year-56.32%
3 Year-89.2%
5 Year-95.25%
10 Year-84.17%
15 Year-97.68%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.02
ATR(20)%11.58%
ATR Inc-26.87%
Range Today0.02
ADR(20)0.02
ADR(20)%9.61%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS18.37
Mansfield-1.47
10 Day High0.24
10 Day Low0.18
20 Day High0.26
20 Day Low0.16
52 Week High0.28
52 Week Low0.15
CS1 End0.17
CR1 Start0.2
Volume & EV
DER(3)3.38%
DER(5)3.82%
Volume16.53K
Volume Incr100.89%
Vol(5)57.95K
Vol(50)28.32K