KAR Auction Services 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
KAR Auction Services Inc stock price ended at $17.69 on Friday, after gaining 0.626%.
(Updated on May 03, 2024)
The KAR Auction Services Inc stock price gained 0.626% on the last trading day (Friday, 3rd May 2024), rising from $17.58 to $17.69. 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 2.18% from a day low at $17.47 to a day high of $17.85. The price has risen in 6 of the last 10 days and is up by 4.12% over the past 2 weeks. Volume fell on the last day by -776 thousand shares and in total, 984 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately $17.40 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 in the middle of a strong 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 25.91% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between $21.71 and $23.58 at the end of this 3-month period.
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KAR Signals & Forecast
The KAR Auction Services Inc 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 $17.44 and $17.15. A breakdown below any of these levels will issue sell signals. A buy signal was issued from a pivot bottom point on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, and so far it has risen 2.97%. Further rise is indicated until a new top pivot has been found. Volume fell during the last trading day despite gaining prices. This causes a divergence between volume and price and it may be an early warning. The stock should be watched closely. 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). The stock had a Golden Star Signal on Friday, February 16, 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 Friday, February 16, 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 KAR Auction Services Inc stock
KAR Auction Services Inc finds support from accumulated volume at $17.45 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 $0.380 between high and low, or 2.18%. For the last week the stock has had daily average volatility of 2.98%.
Our recommended stop-loss: $16.92 (-4.37%) (This stock has low daily movements and this gives low risk. There is a buy signal from a pivot bottom found 3 days ago.)
Trading Expectations (KAR) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Monday 6th
For the upcoming trading day on Monday, 6th we expect KAR Auction Services Inc to open at $17.67, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $17.28 and $18.10, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$0.414 (+/-2.34%) up or down from last closing price. If KAR Auction Services Inc takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 4.69% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.
With no resistance above and support from accumulated volume @ $17.45, some $0.240 (1.36%) from the current price of $17.69, our system finds the risk reward attractive.
Is KAR Auction Services Inc stock A Buy?
KAR Auction Services Inc holds several positive signals and is within a strong rising trend. As the old saying says, "Let the trend be your friend.'". We therefore consider it to be a good choice at these current levels and we are expecting further gains during the next 3 months.
Current score: 6.880 Strong Buy Candidate Unchanged
Predicted Opening Price for KAR Auction Services Inc of Monday, May 6, 2024
Fair opening price May 6, 2024 | Current price |
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$17.67 ( 0.113%) | $17.69 |
The predicted opening price is based on yesterday's movements between high, low, and closing price.
Trading levels for KAR
Fibonacci Support & Resistance Levels
Level | Price | |||
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Resistance | R3 | 18.05 | 2.04 % | |
R2 | 17.90 | 1.21 % | ||
R1 | 17.82 | 0.708 % | ||
Current price: | 17.69 | |||
Support | S1 | 17.52 | -0.93 % | |
S2 | 17.44 | -1.44 % | ||
S3 | 17.29 | -2.26 % |
Accumulated Volume Support & Resistance Levels
Level | Price | |||
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Resistance | R3 | 0 | . | |
R2 | 0 | . | ||
R1 | 0 | . | ||
Current price | 17.69 | |||
Support | S1 | 17.45 | -1.36% | |
S2 | 17.01 | -3.84% | ||
S3 | 14.69 | -16.96% |
KAR Dividend Payout History
# | Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Yield | |
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1 | Feb 18, 2020 | Mar 19, 2020 | Apr 03, 2020 | $0.190 | 2.00% |
2 | Nov 05, 2019 | Dec 19, 2019 | Jan 03, 2020 | $0.190 | 0.85% |
3 | Aug 06, 2019 | Sep 19, 2019 | Oct 03, 2019 | $0.190 | 0.81% |
4 | May 07, 2019 | May 31, 2019 | Jun 17, 2019 | $0.132 | 0.583% |
5 | Feb 19, 2019 | Mar 21, 2019 | Apr 04, 2019 | $0.132 | 0.669% |
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