Farmers and Merchants Bancorp Inc 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
Stronger technical forecast for Farmers and Merchants Bancorp Inc stock price after Wednesday trading.
(Updated on Apr 24, 2024)
The Farmers and Merchants Bancorp Inc stock price gained 0.519% on the last trading day (Wednesday, 24th Apr 2024), rising from $21.19 to $21.30. It has now gained 5 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 3.52% from a day low at $21.00 to a day high of $21.74. The price has risen in 7 of the last 10 days and is up by 5.92% over the past 2 weeks. Volume has increased on the last day along with the price, which is a positive technical sign, and, in total, 10 thousand more shares were traded than the day before. In total, 19 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately $407.15 thousand.
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 $21.99 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 -7.08% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between $17.20 and $20.43 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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FMAO Signals & Forecast
The Farmers and Merchants Bancorp 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 $20.69 and $20.79. A breakdown below any of these levels will issue sell signals. Farmers and Merchants Bancorp Inc has increased volume and follows the last lift in the price. This is considered to be a technical positive sign as volume should follow the price-formation. Higher liquidity also reduces the general risk. 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, March 27, 2024, and so far it has fallen -5.33%. 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).
Support, Risk & Stop-loss for Farmers and Merchants Bancorp Inc stock
Farmers and Merchants Bancorp Inc finds support from accumulated volume at $20.95 and this level may hold a buying opportunity as an upwards reaction can be expected when the support is being tested.
This stock has average movements during the day and with good trading volume, the risk is considered to be medium. During the last day, the stock moved $0.740 between high and low, or 3.52%. For the last week, the stock has had daily average volatility of 5.45%.
Our recommended stop-loss: $20.42 (-4.13%) (This stock has medium daily movements and this gives medium risk. There is a sell signal from a pivot top found 19 days ago.)
Trading Expectations (FMAO) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Thursday 25th
For the upcoming trading day on Thursday, 25th we expect Farmers and Merchants Bancorp Inc to open at $21.35, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $20.38 and $22.22, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$0.92 (+/-4.33%) up or down from last closing price. If Farmers and Merchants Bancorp Inc takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 8.65% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.
Since the stock is closer to the resistance from accumulated volume at $21.41 (0.52%) than the support at $20.95 (1.64%), 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 Farmers and Merchants Bancorp 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: 1.116 Buy Candidate Upgraded
Predicted Opening Price for Farmers and Merchants Bancorp Inc of Thursday, April 25, 2024
| Fair opening price April 25, 2024 | Current price |
|---|---|
| $21.35 ( 0.219%) | $21.30 |
The predicted opening price is based on yesterday's movements between high, low, and closing price.
Trading levels for FMAO
Fibonacci Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance | R3 | 22.09 | 3.69 % | |
| R2 | 21.80 | 2.37 % | ||
| R1 | 21.63 | 1.55 % | ||
| Current price: | 21.30 | |||
| Support | S1 | 21.06 | -1.11 % | |
| S2 | 20.89 | -1.93 % | ||
| S3 | 20.61 | -3.26 % |
Accumulated Volume Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance | R3 | 22.50 | 5.63 % | |
| R2 | 22.29 | 4.65 % | ||
| R1 | 21.41 | 0.516 % | ||
| Current price | 21.30 | |||
| Support | S1 | 20.95 | -1.64% | |
| S2 | 20.20 | -5.16% | ||
| S3 | 19.61 | -7.93% |
FMAO Dividend Payout History
| # | Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 19, 2024 | Mar 27, 2024 | Apr 20, 2024 | $0.220 | 1.05% |
| 2 | Dec 19, 2023 | Dec 28, 2023 | Jan 20, 2024 | $0.220 | 0.97% |
| 3 | Sep 26, 2023 | Oct 05, 2023 | Oct 20, 2023 | $0.210 | 1.19% |
| 4 | Jun 27, 2023 | Jul 06, 2023 | Jul 20, 2023 | $0.210 | 0.85% |
| 5 | Mar 21, 2023 | Mar 30, 2023 | Apr 20, 2023 | $0.210 | 0.89% |
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