DATA STORAGE CORP (DTST) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:DTST - Nasdaq - US23786R2013 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 2 out of 10 to DTST. In the past year, DTST was a below average performing stock in the market. The medium term picture is also negative, but we see some improvement happening in recent action.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, DTST is a bad performer in the overall market: 79% of all stocks are doing better.
DTST is one of the lesser performing stocks in the IT Services industry. 70% of 81 stocks in the same industry do better.
DTST is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Agreed, the S&P500 Index is also not doing fantastic, but it still sitting in the middle of its 52 week range.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days, which is not what you would like to see during a strong up movement.
In the last month DTST has a been trading in the 2.93 - 3.94 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
The long term trend is still negative, but the short term trend is positive, so the stock is getting more and more appreciated by traders and investors.
Prices have been rising strongly lately, it may be a good idea to wait for a consolidation or pullback before considering an entry.
Although the technical rating is bad, DTST 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 3.37, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for DTST in the last couple of days, which is a good sign.
- Behavior of large players is measured by the Effective Volume indicator. This indicator inspects the 1 minute timeframe looking for high volume transactions.
More info and screens
3.25
4.01
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 3.28 to 3.37. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 2 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 3.81 to 3.81. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @3.97 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
CRS21.03
Mansfield-1.36
10 Day High3.87
10 Day Low3.11
20 Day High3.94
20 Day Low2.93
52 Week High8
52 Week Low2.93
Performance
1 Week12.59%
2 Weeks18.01%
1 Month1.33%
3 Month-19.83%
6 Month9.83%
12 Month-25.93%
2 Year117.14%
3 Year35.71%
5 YearN/A
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)0.06
RSI(14)57.89
LBB2.98
UBB3.88
NASDAQ:DTST (4/24/2025, 5:10:03 PM)
3.8
+0.08 (+2.15%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryIT Services
Performance
% Chg2.15%
1 Week12.59%
2 Weeks18.01%
1 Month1.33%
3 Month-19.83%
6 Month9.83%
12 Month-25.93%
2 Year117.14%
3 Year35.71%
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.26
ATR(20)%7.34%
ATR Inc-47.59%
Range Today0.15
ADR(20)0.26
ADR(20)%6.83%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS21.03
Mansfield-1.36
10 Day High3.87
10 Day Low3.11
20 Day High3.94
20 Day Low2.93
52 Week High8
52 Week Low2.93
CS1 End3.37
CR1 Start3.81
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.87%
DER(5)10.39%
Volume21.08K
Volume Incr-65.79%
Vol(5)12.16K
Vol(50)31.11K