APPLIED MATERIALS INC (AMAT) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:AMAT - Nasdaq - US0382221051 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 0 out of 10 to AMAT. AMAT 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, AMAT is a bad performer in the overall market: 75% of all stocks are doing better.
AMAT 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 AMAT has a been trading in the 168.61 - 191.28 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
AMAT has an average volume of 6674090 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
AMAT is an average performer in the Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry, it outperforms 45% of 108 stocks in the same industry.
Although the technical rating is bad, AMAT 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 170.04, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
159.82
197.48
When analyzing the support we can see 2 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 168.77 to 170.04. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 161.43 to 163.58. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
3 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 175.25 to 182.54. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @186.19 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 190.12 to 195.52. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS25.96
Mansfield-1.93
10 Day High184.52
10 Day Low168.61
20 Day High191.28
20 Day Low168.61
52 Week High255.89
52 Week Low158.96
Performance
1 Week-6.67%
2 Weeks-5.92%
1 Month-9.82%
3 Month-1.66%
6 Month-15.14%
12 Month-12.77%
2 Year48.07%
3 Year28.15%
5 Year195.91%
10 Year586.55%
15 Year1305.07%
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)
Technical Indicators
MACD(12,26,9)-1.22
RSI(14)43.75
LBB168.88
UBB187.7
171.98
-4.03 (-2.29%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustrySemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
Performance
% Chg-2.29%
1 Week-6.67%
2 Weeks-5.92%
1 Month-9.82%
3 Month-1.66%
6 Month-15.14%
12 Month-12.77%
2 Year48.07%
3 Year28.15%
5 Year195.91%
10 Year586.55%
15 Year1305.07%
Volatility
ATR(14)5.39
ATR(20)%3.61%
ATR Inc-12.73%
Range Today5.65
ADR(20)5.09
ADR(20)%2.96%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS25.96
Mansfield-1.93
10 Day High184.52
10 Day Low168.61
20 Day High191.28
20 Day Low168.61
52 Week High255.89
52 Week Low158.96
CS1 End170.04
CR1 Start175.25
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.08%
DER(5)-1.23%
Volume7.37M
Volume Incr28.64%
Vol(5)8.60M
Vol(50)6.67M