Lazard Ltd 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
Lazard Ltd stock upgraded to Buy Candidate.
(Updated on May 03, 2024)
The Lazard Ltd stock price fell by -0.560% on the last day (Friday, 3rd May 2024) from $39.27 to $39.05. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 2.22% from a day low at $38.45 to a day high of $39.31. The price has been going up and down for this period, and there has been a 3.01% gain for the last 2 weeks. Volume has increased on the last day by 15 thousand shares but on falling prices. This may be an early warning and the risk will be increased slightly over the next couple of days. In total, 462 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately $18.05 million.
The stock is moving within a wide and horizontal trend and further movements within this trend can be expected. Given the current horizontal trend, you can expect Lazard Ltd stock with a 90% probability to be traded between $37.79 and $42.72 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.
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LAZ Signals & Forecast
There are mixed signals in the stock today. The Lazard Ltd 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 $39.48. On a fall, the stock will find some support from the short-term average at $38.90. 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. A sell signal was issued from a pivot top point on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, and so far it has fallen -1.46%. Further fall is indicated until a new bottom pivot has been found. Volume rose on falling prices yesterday. This may be an early warning and the stock should be followed more closely. Furthermore, there is a buy signal from the 3 month Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD).
Support, Risk & Stop-loss for Lazard Ltd stock
Lazard Ltd finds support from accumulated volume at $38.90 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 $0.85 between high and low, or 2.22%. For the last week, the stock has had daily average volatility of 2.87%.
Our recommended stop-loss: $37.83 (-3.13%) (This stock has medium daily movements and this gives medium risk. There is a sell signal from a pivot top found 8 days ago.)
Trading Expectations (LAZ) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Monday 6th
For the upcoming trading day on Monday, 6th we expect Lazard Ltd to open at $38.94, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $37.82 and $40.28, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$1.23 (+/-3.16%) up or down from last closing price. If Lazard Ltd takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 6.31% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.
Since the stock is closer to the support from accumulated volume at $38.90 (0.38%) than the resistance at $39.76 (1.82%), our systems sees the trading risk/reward intra-day as attractive and believe profit can be made before the stock reaches first resistance..
Is Lazard Ltd stock A Buy?
Several short-term signals are positive and we conclude that the current level may hold a buying opportunity, as there is a fair chance for Lazard Ltd stock to perform well in the short-term period. We have upgraded our analysis conclusion for this stock since the last evaluation from a Hold/Accumulate to a Buy candidate.
Current score: 1.095 Buy Candidate Upgraded
Predicted Opening Price for Lazard Ltd of Monday, May 6, 2024
Fair opening price May 6, 2024 | Current price |
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$38.94 ( 0.294%) | $39.05 |
The predicted opening price is based on yesterday's movements between high, low, and closing price.
Trading levels for LAZ
Fibonacci Support & Resistance Levels
Level | Price | |||
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Resistance | R3 | 39.79 | 1.90 % | |
R2 | 39.46 | 1.06 % | ||
R1 | 39.26 | 0.542 % | ||
Current price: | 39.05 | |||
Support | S1 | 38.61 | -1.13 % | |
S2 | 38.41 | -1.65 % | ||
S3 | 38.08 | -2.48 % |
Accumulated Volume Support & Resistance Levels
Level | Price | |||
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Resistance | R3 | 40.15 | 2.82 % | |
R2 | 39.80 | 1.92 % | ||
R1 | 39.76 | 1.82 % | ||
Current price | 39.05 | |||
Support | S1 | 38.90 | -0.384% | |
S2 | 38.89 | -0.410% | ||
S3 | 38.55 | -1.28% |
LAZ Dividend Payout History
# | Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Yield | |
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1 | May 03, 2024 | May 03, 2024 | May 17, 2024 | $0.500 | 1.28% |
2 | Feb 01, 2024 | Feb 09, 2024 | Feb 23, 2024 | $0.500 | 1.30% |
3 | Oct 25, 2023 | Nov 03, 2023 | Nov 17, 2023 | $0.500 | 1.86% |
4 | Jul 26, 2023 | Aug 04, 2023 | Aug 18, 2023 | $0.500 | 1.49% |
5 | Apr 26, 2023 | May 05, 2023 | May 19, 2023 | $0.500 | 1.77% |
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