KIRBY CORP (KEX) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:KEX - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US4972661064 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, KEX scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. KEX 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 long term trend is still negative, but the short term trend is neutral. It is advised to wait a little bit longer to see how this turns out.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, KEX is a bad performer in the overall market: 71% of all stocks are doing better.
KEX 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.
KEX is part of the Marine Transportation industry. There are 31 other stocks in this industry. KEX outperforms 83% of them.
In the last month KEX has a been trading in the 83.94 - 103.84 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.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
Although the technical rating is bad, KEX does present a nice setup opportunity. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is a support zone below the current price at 95.64, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
88.28
130.89
2 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 95.49 to 95.64. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 89.17 to 89.87. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the weekly time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 5 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 96.79 to 97.23. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 99.13 to 101.35. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 104.14 to 104.40. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @106.49 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @129.59 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
CRS29.79
Mansfield-1.29
10 Day High99.46
10 Day Low92.31
20 Day High103.84
20 Day Low83.94
52 Week High132.21
52 Week Low83.94
Performance
1 Week1.52%
2 Weeks3.82%
1 Month-5.94%
3 Month-11.28%
6 Month-22.88%
12 Month-13.59%
2 Year34.72%
3 Year48.44%
5 Year81.17%
10 Year23.24%
15 Year129.99%
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)0.56
RSI(14)49.92
LBB88.47
UBB100.29
96.78
-1.42 (-1.45%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryMarine Transportation
Performance
% Chg-1.45%
1 Week1.52%
2 Weeks3.82%
1 Month-5.94%
3 Month-11.28%
6 Month-22.88%
12 Month-13.59%
2 Year34.72%
3 Year48.44%
5 Year81.17%
10 Year23.24%
15 Year129.99%
Volatility
ATR(14)4.39
ATR(20)%4.81%
ATR Inc-47.81%
Range Today2.33
ADR(20)4.09
ADR(20)%4.23%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS29.79
Mansfield-1.29
10 Day High99.46
10 Day Low92.31
20 Day High103.84
20 Day Low83.94
52 Week High132.21
52 Week Low83.94
CS1 End95.64
CR1 Start96.79
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.64%
DER(5)-1.74%
Volume284.30K
Volume Incr-45.34%
Vol(5)352.92K
Vol(50)576.82K