CRA INTERNATIONAL INC (CRAI) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:CRAI - Nasdaq - US12618T1051 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, CRAI scores 1 out of 10 in our technical rating. CRAI 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.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
In the last month CRAI has a been trading in the 157.34 - 182.51 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
CRAI is one of the better performing stocks in the Professional Services industry, it outperforms 72% of 82 stocks in the same industry.
When compared to the yearly performance of all other stocks, CRAI outperforms 60% of them, which is more or less in line with the market.
CRAI is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, so CRAI is still doing slightly better than the market.
CRAI has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a support zone below the current price at 161.00, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
154.77
208.62
2 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 160.47 to 161.00. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @156.33 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 3 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 180.15 to 180.49. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @183.71 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 203.71 to 206.55. 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
CRS60.55
Mansfield-0.03
10 Day High174.09
10 Day Low157.34
20 Day High182.51
20 Day Low157.34
52 Week High214.01
52 Week Low133.54
Performance
1 Week-4.1%
2 Weeks-2.88%
1 Month-8.48%
3 Month-14.57%
6 Month-14.94%
12 Month7.55%
2 Year53.14%
3 Year95.47%
5 Year282.17%
10 Year451.4%
15 Year593.11%
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)-0.19
RSI(14)36.09
LBB157.13
UBB177.08
161.01
-1.73 (-1.06%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryProfessional Services
Performance
% Chg-1.06%
1 Week-4.1%
2 Weeks-2.88%
1 Month-8.48%
3 Month-14.57%
6 Month-14.94%
12 Month7.55%
2 Year53.14%
3 Year95.47%
5 Year282.17%
10 Year451.4%
15 Year593.11%
Volatility
ATR(14)7.73
ATR(20)%4.17%
ATR Inc-45.18%
Range Today4.11
ADR(20)6.32
ADR(20)%3.93%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS60.55
Mansfield-0.03
10 Day High174.09
10 Day Low157.34
20 Day High182.51
20 Day Low157.34
52 Week High214.01
52 Week Low133.54
CS1 End161
CR1 Start180.15
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.7%
DER(5)1.08%
Volume40.30K
Volume Incr43.42%
Vol(5)52.82K
Vol(50)43.72K