PHOTRONICS INC (PLAB) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:PLAB - Nasdaq - US7194051022 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, PLAB scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. PLAB 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.
82% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than PLAB.
PLAB is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. PLAB is lagging the S&P500 Index which is trading in the middle of its 52 week range.
In the last month PLAB has a been trading in the 16.46 - 21.80 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
PLAB is part of the Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry. There are 109 other stocks in this industry, PLAB did better than 51% of them.
The technical rating of PLAB is bad and it also does not present a quality setup 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
17.49
28.27
When analyzing the resistance we notice 8 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 19.30 to 19.38. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @20.04 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @21.05 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @21.71 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @23.59 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @25.08 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @26.53 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @27.99 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
CRS18.26
Mansfield-2.11
10 Day High19.73
10 Day Low16.46
20 Day High21.8
20 Day Low16.46
52 Week High31.6
52 Week Low16.46
Performance
1 Week-0.39%
2 Weeks-2.78%
1 Month-17.26%
3 Month-28.08%
6 Month-25.57%
12 Month-30.21%
2 Year22.2%
3 Year17.88%
5 Year47.87%
10 Year101.48%
15 Year224.22%
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)-0.08
RSI(14)37.21
LBB16
UBB20.88
17.67
-0.11 (-0.62%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustrySemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
Performance
% Chg-0.62%
1 Week-0.39%
2 Weeks-2.78%
1 Month-17.26%
3 Month-28.08%
6 Month-25.57%
12 Month-30.21%
2 Year22.2%
3 Year17.88%
5 Year47.87%
10 Year101.48%
15 Year224.22%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.23
ATR(20)%5.91%
ATR Inc-59.84%
Range Today0.31
ADR(20)0.91
ADR(20)%5.14%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS18.26
Mansfield-2.11
10 Day High19.73
10 Day Low16.46
20 Day High21.8
20 Day Low16.46
52 Week High31.6
52 Week Low16.46
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start19.3
Volume & EV
DER(3)-5.71%
DER(5)-3.76%
Volume691.10K
Volume Incr-18.8%
Vol(5)648.66K
Vol(50)690.19K