Ascential Plc Stock Forecast
Explanation to Bollinger's Bands
Bollinger Bands was created by John Bollinger in the early 1980s, its purpose is to define price action relative to the assets highs and lows. This technical indicator is used to identify buy and sell signals and has proven very well in doing so.
Bollinger Bands consist of a set of three curves drawn in relation to securities prices. The middle band is a measure of the intermediate-term trend, usually a simple moving average, that serves as the base for the upper and lower bands. The interval between the upper and lower bands and the middle band is determined by volatility, typically the standard deviation of the same data that were used for the average. StockInvest.us uses Bollingers suggested 20 day average.
Middle Bollinger Band = 20-period simple moving average
Upper Bollinger Band = Middle Bollinger Band + 2 * 20-period standard deviation
Lower Bollinger Band = Middle Bollinger Band - 2 * 20-period standard deviation
BandWidth defines the current width of the band.
%b defines the current position within the band.
BandWidth = (Upper Bollinger Band - Lower Bollinger Band) / Middle Bollinger Band
%b = (Last - Lower Bollinger Band) / (Upper Bollinger Band - Lower Bollinger Band)
Live Samples:
Bottlenecks in bandwidth indicate an upcoming change. Break up through the moving average line or continuous movements above the moving average line indicate a break up, and vice versa.
Source: http://www.bollingerbands.com
Ascential Plc stock downgraded to Hold/Accumulate
(Updated on May 03, 2024)
The Ascential Plc stock price fell by -0.127% on the last day (Friday, 3rd May 2024) from £314.40 to £314.00. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 2.93% from a day low at £307.00 to a day high of £316.00. The price has fallen in 7 of the last 10 days but is still up by 0.45% over the past 2 weeks. 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 -852 thousand shares and in total, 1 million shares were bought and sold for approximately £315.60 million.
The stock lies in the middle of a narrow and weak rising trend in the short term and a further rise within the trend is signaled. Given the current short-term trend, the stock is expected to rise 5.58% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between £325.87 and £338.98 at the end of this 3-month period.
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ASCL.L Signals & Forecast
The Ascential Plc stock holds buy signals from both short and long-term Moving Averages giving a positive forecast for the stock. Also, there is a general buy signal from the relation between the two signals where the short-term average is above the long-term average. On corrections down, there will be some support from the lines at £313.17 and £310.26. A breakdown below any of these levels will issue sell signals. Some negative signals were issued as well, and these may have some influence on the near short-term development. A sell signal was issued from a pivot top point on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, and so far it has fallen -0.759%. 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 together with the price during the last trading day and this reduces the overall risk as volume should follow the price movements. The stock had a Golden Star Signal on Monday, March 18, 2024 in the short-term chart.
Golden Star Signal is when the short-term moving average, the long-term moving average, and price line meet in a special combination. This combination is very rare and often followed by long and strong gains for the stock in question.
Golden Star
The stock had a Golden Star Signal on Monday, March 18, 2024 in the short-term chart.Golden Star Signal is when the short-term moving average, the long-term moving average, and price line meet in a special combination. This combination is very rare and often followed by long and strong gains for the stock in question.
Support, Risk & Stop-loss for Ascential Plc stock
Ascential Plc finds support from accumulated volume at £312.60 and this level may hold a buying opportunity as an upwards reaction can be expected when the support is being tested.
In general the stock tends to have very controlled movements and with good liquidity the risk is considered very low in this stock. During the last day, the stock moved £9.00 between high and low, or 2.93%. For the last week the stock has had daily average volatility of 2.51%.
Our recommended stop-loss: £301.55 (-3.97%) (This stock has low daily movements and this gives low risk. There is a sell signal from a pivot top found 17 days ago.)
Trading Expectations (ASCL.L) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Tuesday 7th
For the upcoming trading day on Tuesday, 7th we expect Ascential Plc to open at £312.33, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between £307.90 and £320.10, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-£6.10 (+/-1.94%) up or down from last closing price. If Ascential Plc takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 3.89% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.
Since the stock is closer to the resistance from accumulated volume at £314.40 (0.13%) than the support at £312.60 (0.45%), our systems don't find the trading risk/reward intra-day attractive and any bets should be held until the stock is closer to the support level.
Is Ascential Plc stock A Buy?
Ascential Plc holds several positive signals, but we still don't find these to be enough for a buy candidate. At the current level, it should be considered as a hold candidate (hold or accumulate) in this position whilst awaiting further development. Due to some small weaknesses in the technical picture we have downgraded our analysis conclusion for this stock since the last evaluation from a Buy to a Hold/Accumulate candidate.
Current score: 0.726 Hold/Accumulate Downgraded
Predicted Opening Price for Ascential Plc of Tuesday, May 7, 2024
| Fair opening price May 7, 2024 | Current price |
|---|---|
| £312.33 ( 0.531%) | £314.00 |
The predicted opening price is based on yesterday's movements between high, low, and closing price.
Trading levels for ASCL.L
Fibonacci Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance | R3 | 321.33 | 2.34 % | |
| R2 | 317.90 | 1.24 % | ||
| R1 | 315.77 | 0.564 % | ||
| Current price: | 314.00 | |||
| Support | S1 | 308.90 | -1.63 % | |
| S2 | 306.77 | -2.30 % | ||
| S3 | 303.33 | -3.40 % |
Accumulated Volume Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance | R3 | 316.40 | 0.764 % | |
| R2 | 314.80 | 0.255 % | ||
| R1 | 314.40 | 0.127 % | ||
| Current price | 314.00 | |||
| Support | S1 | 312.60 | -0.446% | |
| S2 | 304.00 | -3.18% | ||
| S3 | 303.60 | -3.31% |
ASCL Dividend Payout History
| # | Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 24, 2020 | May 14, 2020 | Jun 11, 2020 | £4.00 | 1.47% |
| 2 | Feb 24, 2020 | May 13, 2020 | Jun 11, 2020 | £4.00 | 1.47% |
| 3 | Jul 22, 2019 | Aug 29, 2019 | Sep 27, 2019 | £1.80 | 0.475% |
| 4 | Feb 25, 2019 | May 16, 2019 | Jun 14, 2019 | £3.90 | 1.06% |
| 5 | Jul 23, 2018 | Aug 30, 2018 | Sep 28, 2018 | £1.90 | 0.455% |
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