AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION (APEI) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:APEI - Nasdaq - US02913V1035 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall APEI gets a technical rating of 8 out of 10. APEI has been one of the better performers in the overall market. Some doubts were observed in the medium time frame, but recent action was again very positive.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that APEI is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 96% of all stocks. We also observe that the gains produced by APEI over the past year are nicely spread over this period.
APEI is one of the better performing stocks in the Diversified Consumer Services industry, it outperforms 91% of 71 stocks in the same industry.
APEI is currently making a new 52 week high. This is a strong signal, certainly because the S&P500 Index is not trading near new highs.
In the last month APEI has a been trading in the 18.77 - 25.60 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days, which is what you like to see during a strong movement up.
Both the short term and long term trends are neutral. So this is not the most entertaining stock around.
Prices have been rising strongly lately, it may be a good idea to wait for a consolidation or pullback before considering an entry.
Although APEI has an excellent technical rating, it does not present a decent entry opportunity at the moment. Prices have been extended to the upside lately. For a nice entry it is better to wait for a consolidation.
More info and screens
15.74
23.74
When analyzing the support we can see 5 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 23.27 to 23.49. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 20.83 to 21.46. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Support @18.07 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @17.01 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Support @15.90 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS96.26
Mansfield3.17
10 Day High25.6
10 Day Low18.77
20 Day High25.6
20 Day Low18.77
52 Week High25.6
52 Week Low11.43
Performance
1 Week11.06%
2 Weeks10.54%
1 Month6.96%
3 Month11.75%
6 Month58.46%
12 Month91.21%
2 Year333.58%
3 Year10.64%
5 Year-1.8%
10 Year-21.61%
15 Year-49.57%
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
RSI(14)61.74
LBB19.01
UBB23.37
23.5
+4.25 (+22.08%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryDiversified Consumer Services
Performance
% Chg22.08%
1 Week11.06%
2 Weeks10.54%
1 Month6.96%
3 Month11.75%
6 Month58.46%
12 Month91.21%
2 Year333.58%
3 Year10.64%
5 Year-1.8%
10 Year-21.61%
15 Year-49.57%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.34
ATR(20)%4.98%
ATR Inc361.47%
Range Today4.47
ADR(20)1.04
ADR(20)%4.44%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS96.26
Mansfield3.17
10 Day High25.6
10 Day Low18.77
20 Day High25.6
20 Day Low18.77
52 Week High25.6
52 Week Low11.43
CS1 End23.49
CR1 StartN/A
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.72%
DER(5)1.78%
Volume393.30K
Volume Incr59.46%
Vol(5)140.92K
Vol(50)99.05K