BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES (BFST) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:BFST - Nasdaq - US12326C1053 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, BFST scores 1 out of 10 in our technical rating. BFST has been an average performer in the overall market. Also recent evolutions are not that positive: both the medium and short term time frames give negative signs.
BFST is part of the Banks industry. There are 402 other stocks in this industry, of which 62% are performing better than BFST.
In the last month BFST has a been trading in the 24.62 - 28.08 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
The short term trend is negative, the long term trend is neutral. Not much exciting going on here.
When comparing the performance of all stocks over the past year, BFST turns out to be only a medium performer in the overall market: it outperformed 53% of all stocks.
BFST is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. This is in line with the S&P500 Index, which is also trading in the middle of its range.
The technical rating of BFST 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
21.31
29.06
When analyzing the support we can see 2 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 23.34 to 24.30. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @21.53 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
2 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 25.82 to 27.96. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @28.77 from a horizontal line 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
CRS53.37
Mansfield0.12
10 Day High26.82
10 Day Low24.62
20 Day High28.08
20 Day Low24.62
52 Week High30.3
52 Week Low18.97
Performance
1 Week-5.65%
2 Weeks-4.79%
1 Month-10.48%
3 Month-11.71%
6 Month4.03%
12 Month11.39%
2 Year46.12%
3 Year2.88%
5 Year85.41%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
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)-0.23
RSI(14)35.12
LBB24.59
UBB27.8
25.03
-0.04 (-0.16%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryBanks
Performance
% Chg-0.16%
1 Week-5.65%
2 Weeks-4.79%
1 Month-10.48%
3 Month-11.71%
6 Month4.03%
12 Month11.39%
2 Year46.12%
3 Year2.88%
5 Year85.41%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.66
ATR(20)%2.62%
ATR Inc-3.86%
Range Today0.6
ADR(20)0.63
ADR(20)%2.51%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS53.37
Mansfield0.12
10 Day High26.82
10 Day Low24.62
20 Day High28.08
20 Day Low24.62
52 Week High30.3
52 Week Low18.97
CS1 End24.3
CR1 Start25.82
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.65%
DER(5)-0.87%
Volume61.40K
Volume Incr-18.64%
Vol(5)68.84K
Vol(50)95.38K