APA CORP (APA) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:APA - Nasdaq - US03743Q1085 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, APA scores 1 out of 10 in our technical rating. APA 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 neutral, while the long term trend is still negative. We need to see a little more continued positive action to make this really interesting.
80% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than APA.
APA 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 APA has a been trading in the 21.15 - 24.14 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range where prices have been consolidating recently, this may present a good entry opportunity, but some resistance may be present above.
APA has an average volume of 6605580 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
APA is an average performer in the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry, it outperforms 40% of 211 stocks in the same industry.
Although the technical rating is bad, APA does present a nice setup opportunity. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. Very recently a Pocket Pivot signal was observed. This is another positive sign.
- A Pocket Pivot is a price/volume accumulation pattern. A Pocket Pivot occurs when price moves up with volume higher than the maximum down volume registered in the previous 10 days.
More info and screens
21.71
25.70
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- Support @21.93 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 3 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 22.85 to 23.20. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 24.10 to 24.40. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 25.18 to 25.45. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS20.98
Mansfield-2.27
10 Day High23.98
10 Day Low21.56
20 Day High24.14
20 Day Low21.15
52 Week High36.05
52 Week Low20.32
Performance
1 Week1.33%
2 Weeks5.31%
1 Month-3.06%
3 Month0.09%
6 Month-19.95%
12 Month-24.11%
2 Year-40.62%
3 Year-36.04%
5 Year-8.55%
10 Year-65.39%
15 Year-78.01%
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)0.09
RSI(14)48.41
LBB21.22
UBB24.1
22.79
-0.83 (-3.51%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorEnergy
GICS IndustryOil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
Performance
% Chg-3.51%
1 Week1.33%
2 Weeks5.31%
1 Month-3.06%
3 Month0.09%
6 Month-19.95%
12 Month-24.11%
2 Year-40.62%
3 Year-36.04%
5 Year-8.55%
10 Year-65.39%
15 Year-78.01%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.83
ATR(20)%3.53%
ATR Inc-8.11%
Range Today0.85
ADR(20)0.77
ADR(20)%3.38%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS20.98
Mansfield-2.27
10 Day High23.98
10 Day Low21.56
20 Day High24.14
20 Day Low21.15
52 Week High36.05
52 Week Low20.32
CS1 End21.93
CR1 Start22.85
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.77%
DER(5)1.96%
Volume6.79M
Volume Incr6.9%
Vol(5)7.04M
Vol(50)6.61M