Columbia Financial Inc. Stock Forecast
Columbia Financial Inc. stock upgraded from Hold/Accumulate to Buy Candidate after Friday trading session.
(Updated on Apr 19, 2024)
The Columbia Financial Inc. stock price gained 3.21% on the last trading day (Friday, 19th Apr 2024), rising from $16.19 to $16.71. It has now gained 3 days in a row. It will be exciting to see whether it manages to continue gaining or take a minor break for the next few days. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 3.78% from a day low at $16.12 to a day high of $16.73. The price has risen in 6 of the last 10 days and is up by 0.48% over the past 2 weeks. Volume fell on the last day by -3 thousand shares and in total, 68 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately $1.13 million. You should take into consideration that falling volume on higher prices causes divergence and may be an early warning about possible changes over the next couple of days.
The stock lies the upper part of a wide and falling trend in the short term, and this may normally pose a very good selling opportunity for the short-term trader as reaction back towards the lower part of the trend can be expected. A break up at the top trend line at $17.17 will firstly indicate a slower falling rate, but may be the first sign of a trend shift. Given the current short-term trend, the stock is expected to fall -11.83% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between $13.04 and $15.14 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.
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CLBK Signals & Forecast
The Columbia Financial Inc. stock holds buy signals from both short and long-term Moving Averages giving a positive forecast for the stock, but the stock has a general sell signal from the relation between the two signals where the long-term average is above the short-term average. On corrections down, there will be some support from the lines at $16.15 and $16.40. A breakdown below any of these levels will issue sell signals. A buy signal was issued from a pivot bottom point on Thursday, March 14, 2024, and so far it has risen 6.30%. Further rise is indicated until a new top pivot has been found. Some negative signals were issued as well, and these may have some influence on the near short-term development. Furthermore, there is currently a sell signal from the 3 month Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD). Volume fell during the last trading day while the price increased. This causes a divergence and may be considered as an early warning, but it may also not.
Support, Risk & Stop-loss for Columbia Financial Inc. stock
Columbia Financial Inc. finds support from accumulated volume at $16.49 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 controlled movements and therefore the general risk is considered 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 $0.610 between high and low, or 3.78%. For the last week the stock has had daily average volatility of 2.32%.
Our recommended stop-loss: $15.89 (-4.93%) (This stock has low daily movements and this gives low risk. There is a buy signal from a pivot bottom found 25 days ago.)
Trading Expectations (CLBK) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Monday 22nd
For the upcoming trading day on Monday, 22nd we expect Columbia Financial Inc. to open at $16.52, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $16.28 and $17.14, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$0.431 (+/-2.58%) up or down from last closing price. If Columbia Financial Inc. takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 5.16% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.
Since the stock is closer to the support from accumulated volume at $16.49 (1.32%) than the resistance at $17.21 (2.99%), our systems sees the trading risk/reward intra-day as attractive and believe profit can be made before the stock reaches first resistance..
Earnings coming up
Columbia Financial Inc. will release earnings BMO on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.The consensus among the analysts for the expected earnings (EPS) is $0.0500. We will update the financials statements for Columbia Financial Inc., that can be found here as soon as the records are public. Our systems has calculated a possible swing of +/- 2.26% in the first trading day after earnings release.
Is Columbia Financial Inc. stock A Buy?
Several short-term signals are positive, despite the stock being in a falling trend, we conclude that the current level may hold a buying opportunity as there is a fair chance for stock to perform well in the short-term. We have upgraded our analysis conclusion for this stock since the last evaluation from a Hold/Accumulate to a Buy candidate.
Current score: 2.114 Buy Candidate Upgraded
Predicted Opening Price for Columbia Financial Inc. of Monday, April 22, 2024
| Fair opening price April 22, 2024 | Current price |
|---|---|
| $16.52 ( 1.14%) | $16.71 |
The predicted opening price is based on yesterday's movements between high, low, and closing price.
Trading levels for CLBK
Fibonacci Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance | R3 | 17.13 | 2.51 % | |
| R2 | 16.90 | 1.12 % | ||
| R1 | 16.75 | 0.257 % | ||
| Current price: | 16.71 | |||
| Support | S1 | 16.29 | -2.53 % | |
| S2 | 16.14 | -3.39 % | ||
| S3 | 15.91 | -4.79 % |
Accumulated Volume Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance | R3 | 19.36 | 15.86 % | |
| R2 | 19.25 | 15.20 % | ||
| R1 | 17.21 | 2.99 % | ||
| Current price | 16.71 | |||
| Support | S1 | 16.49 | -1.32% | |
| S2 | 16.22 | -2.93% | ||
| S3 | 15.93 | -4.67% |
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