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.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
85% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than PLAB.
PLAB is part of the Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry. There are 107 other stocks in this industry, of which 68% are performing better than PLAB.
PLAB is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. The S&P500 Index is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so PLAB is lagging the market.
In the last month PLAB has a been trading in the 20.54 - 23.48 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.
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
20.89
28.27
7 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 21.96 to 21.97. 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 22.35 to 22.57. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @24.72 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @25.63 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @26.53 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @27.35 from a horizontal line in the daily 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
CRS15.28
Mansfield-2.12
10 Day High23.13
10 Day Low20.54
20 Day High23.48
20 Day Low20.54
52 Week High31.6
52 Week Low20.25
Performance
1 Week-6.51%
2 Weeks-6.43%
1 Month-6.22%
3 Month-15.3%
6 Month-18.41%
12 Month-28.93%
2 Year19.75%
3 Year14.55%
5 Year69.48%
10 Year153.91%
15 Year379.55%
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)-0.11
RSI(14)33.33
LBB20.93
UBB23.42
21.105
+0.41 (+1.96%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustrySemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
Performance
% Chg1.96%
1 Week-6.51%
2 Weeks-6.43%
1 Month-6.22%
3 Month-15.3%
6 Month-18.41%
12 Month-28.93%
2 Year19.75%
3 Year14.55%
5 Year69.48%
10 Year153.91%
15 Year379.55%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.66
ATR(20)%3.07%
ATR Inc128.87%
Range Today1.57
ADR(20)0.62
ADR(20)%2.95%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS15.28
Mansfield-2.12
10 Day High23.13
10 Day Low20.54
20 Day High23.48
20 Day Low20.54
52 Week High31.6
52 Week Low20.25
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start21.96
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.03%
DER(5)-1.77%
Volume1.12M
Volume Incr55.77%
Vol(5)656.11K
Vol(50)523.21K