MEDIFAST INC (MED) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:MED - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US58470H1014 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall MED gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. MED scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
95% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than MED.
MED is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Personal Care Products industry. 80% of 37 stocks in the same industry do better.
MED is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new 52 week highs at the moment.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days. In combination with the strong move down this is a bad signal.
In the last month MED has a been trading in the 13.57 - 16.66 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
MED has a poor technical rating and the quality of the setup is also not perfect at the moment. Prices have been consolidating lately.
More info and screens
14.58
22.04
4 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 15.47 to 15.71. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 16.17 to 16.21. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @20.47 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @21.82 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
CRS5.86
Mansfield-3.88
10 Day High16.66
10 Day Low13.57
20 Day High16.66
20 Day Low13.57
52 Week High42.68
52 Week Low13.57
Performance
1 Week-8.11%
2 Weeks-4.91%
1 Month-5.39%
3 Month-19.99%
6 Month-26.28%
12 Month-63.83%
2 Year-86.86%
3 Year-92.08%
5 Year-82.28%
10 Year-53.44%
15 Year-30.32%
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)-0.02
RSI(14)39.93
LBB14.13
UBB16.42
14.73
+0.4 (+2.79%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Staples
GICS IndustryPersonal Care Products
Performance
% Chg2.79%
1 Week-8.11%
2 Weeks-4.91%
1 Month-5.39%
3 Month-19.99%
6 Month-26.28%
12 Month-63.83%
2 Year-86.86%
3 Year-92.08%
5 Year-82.28%
10 Year-53.44%
15 Year-30.32%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.78
ATR(20)%4.83%
ATR Inc26.97%
Range Today0.7
ADR(20)0.68
ADR(20)%4.63%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS5.86
Mansfield-3.88
10 Day High16.66
10 Day Low13.57
20 Day High16.66
20 Day Low13.57
52 Week High42.68
52 Week Low13.57
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start15.47
Volume & EV
DER(3)2.66%
DER(5)2.88%
Volume329.70K
Volume Incr81.66%
Vol(5)366.54K
Vol(50)238.85K