First Trust Stock Forecast

Sell candidate since Jul 13, 2026 Loss -1.03%

The First Trust stock price gained 0.697% on the last trading day (Friday, 31st Jul 2026), rising from $11.47 to $11.55. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 0.736% from a day low at $11.55 to a day high of $11.64. The price has risen in 5 of the last 10 days but is still down by -0.77% for this period. Volume has increased on the last day along with the price, which is a positive technical sign, and, in total, 178 more shares were traded than the day before. In total, 1 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately $13.33 thousand.

The stock is moving within a narrow and horizontal trend and further movements within this trend can be expected. Given the current horizontal trend, you can expect First Trust stock with a 90% probability to be traded between $11.31 and $11.83 at the end of this 3-month period. A break of a horizontal trend is often followed by a large increase in the volume, and stocks seldom manage to go directly from the bottom of a trend up to the top. Stocks turning up in the middle of a horizontal trend are therefore considered to be potential runners.

FMY Signals & Forecast

A buy signal was issued from a pivot bottom point on Thursday, July 30, 2026, and so far it has risen 0.697%. Further rise is indicated until a new top pivot has been found. First Trust 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. The very low volume increases the risk and reduces the other technical signals issued. Some negative signals were issued as well, and these may have some influence on the near short-term development. The First Trust stock holds a buy signal from the short-term Moving Average; at the same time, however, the long-term average holds a general sell signal. Since the longterm average is above the short-term average there is a general sell signal in the stock giving a more negative forecast for the stock. On further gains, the stock will meet resistance from the long-term Moving Average at $11.68. On a fall, the stock will find some support from the short-term average at $11.54. A break-up through the long-term average will give another buy signal, while a fall below the short-term average will add another sell signal and strengthen the general signal. Furthermore, there is currently a sell signal from the 3 month Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD).

Support, Risk & Stop-loss for First Trust stock

First Trust finds support from accumulated volume at $11.53 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 $0.0850 between high and low, or 0.736%. For the last week the stock has had daily average volatility of 0.88%.

Our recommended stop-loss: We hold a negative evaluation for this stock. No stop-loss is set.

Trading Expectations (FMY) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Monday 3rd

For the upcoming trading day on Monday, 3rd we expect First Trust to open at $11.58, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $11.49 and $11.61, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$0.122 (+/-1.06%) up or down from last closing price. If First Trust takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 1.06% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.

Since the stock is closer to the resistance from accumulated volume at $11.56 (0.09%) than the support at $11.53 (0.17%), 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 First Trust stock A Buy?

First Trust holds several negative signals and we believe that it will still perform weakly in the next couple of days or weeks. We, therefore, hold a negative evaluation of this stock.

Current score: -3.386 Sell Candidate Unchanged

Predicted Fair Opening Price

Predicted fair opening price on August 3, 2026 - $11.58 ( 0.245%).

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