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:

Bollinger Bottleneck Buy Pattern 1
Bollinger Bottleneck Buy Pattern 2
Bollinger Bottleneck Sell Pattern

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

RSI low/high Values: [ 25 - 75 ]
* StockInvest.us uses dynamically calculated RSI max/min levels to determine when stock is oversold or overbought based on historical behavior.
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Red day on Wednesday for The Middleby Corporation
(Updated on May 01, 2024)

Sell candidate since Apr 30, 2024 Loss -1.05% PDF

The The Middleby Corporation stock price fell by -1.05% on the last day (Wednesday, 1st May 2024) from $138.97 to $137.51. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 2.19% from a day low at $137.44 to a day high of $140.45. The price has fallen in 7 of the last 10 days and is down by -2.66% for this period. Volume has increased on the last day by 16 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, 416 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately $57.15 million.

The stock is at the lower part of a wide and horizontal trend in the short term, and normally this may pose a good buying opportunity, though a breakdown through the bottom trend line at $136.69 will give a strong sell signal and a trend shift may be expected. Given the current horizontal trend, you can expect The Middleby Corporation stock with a 90% probability to be traded between $134.01 and $156.46 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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MIDD Signals & Forecast

There are few to no technical positive signals at the moment. The The Middleby Corporation stock holds sell signals from both short and long-term Moving Averages giving a more negative forecast for the stock. Also, there is a general sell signal from the relation between the two signals where the long-term average is above the short-term average. On corrections up, there will be some resistance from the lines at $141.64 and $149.11. A break-up above any of these levels will issue buy signals. A sell signal was issued from a pivot top point on Thursday, March 28, 2024, and so far it has fallen -14.48%. 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 rose on falling prices yesterday. This may be an early warning and the stock should be followed more closely.

Support, Risk & Stop-loss for The Middleby Corporation stock

There is no support from accumulated volume below today's level and given the right condition the stock may perform very badly in the next couple of days.

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 $3.01 between high and low, or 2.19%. For the last week, the stock has had daily average volatility of 1.68%.

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

Trading Expectations (MIDD) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Thursday 2nd

For the upcoming trading day on Thursday, 2nd we expect The Middleby Corporation to open at $138.46, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $134.43 and $140.59, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$3.08 (+/-2.24%) up or down from last closing price. If The Middleby Corporation takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 4.48% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.

With no support below and resistance from accumulated volume @ $148.31, some $10.80 (7.85%) from the current price of $137.51, our system finds the risk reward not very attractive.

Earnings coming up

The Middleby Corporation will release earnings BMO on Wednesday, May 08, 2024.The consensus among the analysts for the expected earnings (EPS) is $2.05. We will update the financials statements for The Middleby Corporation, that can be found here as soon as the records are public. Our systems has calculated a possible swing of +/- 7.85% in the first trading day after earnings release.

Is The Middleby Corporation stock A Buy?

The Middleby Corporation holds several negative signals and is within a wide and falling trend, so we believe it will still perform weakly in the next couple of days or weeks. We therefore hold a negative evaluation of this stock.

Current score: -3.458 Sell Candidate Unchanged

Predicted Opening Price for The Middleby Corporation of Thursday, May 2, 2024

Fair opening price May 2, 2024 Current price
$138.46 ( 0.693%) $137.51

The predicted opening price is based on yesterday's movements between high, low, and closing price.

Trading levels for MIDD

Fibonacci Support & Resistance Levels

Level Price
Resistance R3 141.47 2.88 %
R2 140.32 2.05 %
R1 139.61 1.53 %
Current price: 137.51
Support S1 137.31 -0.143 %
S2 136.60 -0.659 %
S3 135.45 -1.50 %

Accumulated Volume Support & Resistance Levels

Level Price
Resistance R3 153.48 11.61 %
R2 150.64 9.55 %
R1 148.31 7.85 %
Current price 137.51
Support S1 0 .
S2 0 .
S3 0 .

MIDD Dividend Payout History


# Declaration Date Ex-Date Pay Date Amount Yield
1 May 19, 2004 Jun 02, 2004 Jul 06, 2004 $0.0667 0.748%
2 Oct 30, 2003 Nov 07, 2003 Dec 19, 2003 $0.0417 0.575%
3 Dec 11, 2000 Dec 18, 2000 Dec 29, 2000 $0.0167 1.67%
4 Feb 26, 1991 Feb 26, 1991 Mar 25, 1991 $0.0033 1.00%
5 Nov 06, 1990 Nov 14, 1990 Dec 15, 1990 $0.0033 1.60%

FAQ

What is the symbol for The Middleby Corporation Stock and on which exchange is it traded?
The symbol for The Middleby Corporation is MIDD and it is traded on the NASDAQ (NASDAQ Stock Exchange).

Should I buy or sell The Middleby Corporation Stock?
The Middleby Corporation holds several negative signals and is within a wide and falling trend, so we believe it will still perform weakly in the next couple of days or weeks. We therefore hold a negative evaluation of this stock.

How to buy The Middleby Corporation Stock?
The Middleby Corporation Stock can be purchased through just about any brokerage firm, including online brokerage services.
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What's the current price of The Middleby Corporation Stock?
As of the end of day on the May 01, 2024, the price of an The Middleby Corporation (MIDD) share was $137.51.

What is the 52-week high and low for The Middleby Corporation Stock?
The 52-week high for The Middleby Corporation Stock is $161.02 and the 52-week low is $109.59.

What is the market capitalization of The Middleby Corporation Stock?
As of the May 01, 2024, the market capitalization of The Middleby Corporation is 7.371B.

When is the next earnings date for The Middleby Corporation?
The upcoming earnings date for The Middleby Corporation is May 08, 2024.
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About The Middleby Corporation

The Middleby The Middleby Corporation designs, manufactures, markets, distributes, and services a range of foodservice, food processing, and residential kitchen equipment in the United States, Canada, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America. Its Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group segment offers conveyor, combi, convection, baking, proofing, deck, speed cooking, and hydrovection ovens; ranges, fryers, rethermalizers; steam cooking, food warming, c... MIDD Profile

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