KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY (KTOS) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:KTOS - Nasdaq - US50077B2079 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 4 out of 10 to KTOS. Although KTOS is scoring some points because its good overall performance in the market in the past year, recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
In the last month KTOS has a been trading in the 25.19 - 35.21 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Prices have been falling strongly lately, it is better to avoid new long positions here.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that KTOS is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 84% of all stocks. We also observe that the gains produced by KTOS over the past year are nicely spread over this period.
KTOS has an average volume of 1921620 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The short term trend is negative, the long term trend is neutral. Not much exciting going on here.
KTOS is part of the Aerospace & Defense industry. There are 65 other stocks in this industry, KTOS did better than 62% of them.
KTOS is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so KTOS is lagging the market.
KTOS has an average technical rating and the quality of the presented setup is also not ideal 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
22.36
33.70
When analyzing the support we can see 2 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 25.28 to 25.28. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @22.59 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice one important area.
- Resistance @33.37 from a trend 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
CRS84.42
Mansfield0.23
10 Day High33.29
10 Day Low25.19
20 Day High35.21
20 Day Low25.19
52 Week High35.66
52 Week Low16.78
Performance
1 Week-11.45%
2 Weeks-22.28%
1 Month-26.84%
3 Month-5.03%
6 Month11.07%
12 Month40.11%
2 Year99.92%
3 Year20.89%
5 Year55.54%
10 Year338.3%
15 Year93.35%
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)-1.02
RSI(14)26.03
LBB23.93
UBB36.63
25.29
-0.7 (-2.69%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryAerospace & Defense
Performance
% Chg-2.69%
1 Week-11.45%
2 Weeks-22.28%
1 Month-26.84%
3 Month-5.03%
6 Month11.07%
12 Month40.11%
2 Year99.92%
3 Year20.89%
5 Year55.54%
10 Year338.3%
15 Year93.35%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.42
ATR(20)%5.45%
ATR Inc26.49%
Range Today2.03
ADR(20)1.33
ADR(20)%5.25%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS84.42
Mansfield0.23
10 Day High33.29
10 Day Low25.19
20 Day High35.21
20 Day Low25.19
52 Week High35.66
52 Week Low16.78
CS1 End25.28
CR1 Start33.37
Volume & EV
DER(3)-3.42%
DER(5)-1.41%
Volume2.33M
Volume Incr19.52%
Vol(5)2.56M
Vol(50)1.92M