- Excellent financial health (Piotroski 8/9)
- Strong operating margin of 34.6%
- +77.9% price growth over the last year
Red day on Friday for Apache
(Updated on Jun 26, 2026)
The Apache stock price fell by -1.23% on the last day (Friday, 26th Jun 2026) from $33.42 to $33.01. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 2.28% from a day low at $32.62 to a day high of $33.36. The price has fallen in 6 of the last 10 days and is down by -10.25% for this period. Volume fell on the last day along with the stock, which is actually a good sign as volume should follow the stock. On the last day, the trading volume fell by -5 million shares and in total, 0 shares were bought and sold for approximately $0 .
The stock lies in the middle of a wide and falling trend in the short term and further fall within the trend is signaled. Given the current short-term trend, the stock is expected to fall -14.46% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between $26.30 and $32.68 at the end of this 3-month period. Do note, that if the stock price manages to stay at current levels or higher, our prediction target will start to change positively over the next few days as the conditions for the current predictions will be broken.
APA Signals & Forecast
There are few to no technical positive signals at the moment. The Apache stock holds sell signals from both short and long-term Moving Averages giving a more negative forecast for the stock. Also, there is a general sell signal from the relation between the two signals where the long-term average is above the short-term average. On corrections up, there will be some resistance from the lines at $33.59 and $36.63. A break-up above any of these levels will issue buy signals. A sell signal was issued from a pivot top point on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, and so far it has fallen -3.54%. Further fall is indicated until a new bottom pivot has been found. Furthermore, there is currently a sell signal from the 3 month Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD). Volume fell along with the price during the last trading day which is technical positive. One should, however, note that this stock may have low liquidity in periods, which increases the general risk. The very low volume increases the risk and reduces the other technical signals issued.
Support, Risk & Stop-loss for Apache stock
There is no support from accumulated volume below today's level and given the right condition the stock may perform very badly in the next couple of days.
In general the stock tends to have very controlled movements and therefore the general risk is considered very low. However, be aware of low or falling volume and make sure to keep an eye on the stock During the last day, the stock moved $0.745 between high and low, or 2.28%. For the last week the stock has had daily average volatility of 2.53%
Our recommended stop-loss: We hold a negative evaluation for this stock. No stop-loss is set.
Trading Expectations (APA) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Monday 29th
For the upcoming trading day on Monday, 29th we expect Apache Corporation to open at $33.00, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $32.31 and $33.71, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$1.39 (+/-4.31%) up or down from last closing price. If Apache Corporation takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 4.31% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.
With no support below and resistance from accumulated volume @ $35.74, some $2.73 (8.27%) from the current price of $33.01, our system finds the risk reward not very attractive.
Dividend Warning For APA
Dividend coming up for APA: Ex-dividend date (Wednesday 22nd July, 2026) is 23 days away. The dividend is $0.250.Is Apache Corporation stock A Buy?
Apache holds several negative signals and is within a wide and falling trend, so we believe it will still perform weakly in the next couple of days or weeks. We therefore hold a negative evaluation of this stock.
Current score:
-1.525
Sell Candidate
Unchanged
Predicted Fair Opening Price
Predicted fair opening price on June 29, 2026 - $33.00 ( 0.0454%).
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APA Performance
Trading levels for APA
Fibonacci Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| R3 | 33.74 | 2.21% |
| R2 | 33.46 | 1.35% |
| R1 | 33.28 | 0.82% |
| Price | 33.01 | |
| S1 | 32.71 | -0.91% |
| S2 | 32.53 | -1.44% |
| S3 | 32.25 | -2.30% |
Accumulated Volume Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| R3 | 38.75 | 17.39% |
| R2 | 36.24 | 9.78% |
| R1 | 35.74 | 8.27% |
| Price | 33.01 | |
| S1 | 0 | - |
| S2 | 0 | - |
| S3 | 0 | - |
APA Dividend Payout History
| # | Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 20, 2026 | Jul 22, 2026 | Aug 21, 2026 | $0.250 | 0.644% |
| 2 | Feb 05, 2026 | Apr 22, 2026 | May 22, 2026 | $0.250 | 0.91% |
| 3 | Dec 09, 2025 | Jan 22, 2026 | Feb 23, 2026 | $0.250 | 0.96% |
| 4 | Sep 09, 2025 | Oct 22, 2025 | Nov 21, 2025 | $0.250 | 1.09% |
| 5 | May 21, 2025 | Jul 22, 2025 | Aug 22, 2025 | $0.250 | 1.44% |
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