Hirequest Stock Forecast

Sell candidate since Jun 22, 2026

The HireQuest stock price fell by -1.67% on the last day (Monday, 22nd Jun 2026) from $12.60 to $12.39. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 8.36% from a day low at $11.96 to a day high of $12.96. The price has fallen in 7 of the last 10 days and is down by -5.28% 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 -14 thousand shares and in total, 16 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately $194.81 thousand.

Given the current short-term trend, the stock is expected to rise 35.07% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between $16.74 and $19.65 at the end of this 3-month period.

HQI Signals & Forecast

There are few to no technical positive signals at the moment. The HireQuest stock holds sell signals from both short and long-term Moving Averages giving a more negative forecast for the stock. On corrections up, there will be some resistance from the lines at $13.19 and $12.56. A break-up above any of these levels will issue buy signals. A sell signal was issued from a pivot top point on Thursday, June 11, 2026, and so far it has fallen -12.62%. 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.

Support, Risk & Stop-loss for HireQuest stock

On the downside, the stock finds support just below today's level from accumulated volume at $11.53 and $10.50. There is a natural risk involved when a stock is testing a support level, since if this is broken, the stock then may fall to the next support level. In this case, HireQuest finds support just below today's level at $11.53. If this is broken, then the next support from accumulated volume will be at $10.50 and $10.23.

This stock has average movements during the day, but be aware of low or falling volume as this increases the risk. During the last day, the stock moved $1.00 between high and low, or 8.36%. For the last week the stock has had daily average volatility of 5.85%.

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

Trading Expectations (HQI) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Tuesday 23rd

For the upcoming trading day on Tuesday, 23rd we expect HireQuest to open at $12.44, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $12.00 and $12.78, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$0.782 (+/-6.51%) up or down from last closing price. If HireQuest takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 6.51% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.

Since the stock is closer to the resistance from accumulated volume at $12.60 (1.69%) than the support at $11.53 (6.94%), 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 HireQuest stock A Buy?

The HireQuest stock holds several negative signals and despite the positive trend, we believe HireQuest will perform weakly in the next couple of days or weeks. Therefore, we hold a negative evaluation of this stock. Due to some small weaknesses in the technical picture we have downgraded our analysis conclusion for this stock since the last evaluation from a Hold to a Sell candidate.

Current score: -4.838 Sell Candidate Downgraded

Predicted Fair Opening Price

Predicted fair opening price on June 23, 2026 - $12.44 ( 0.377%).

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