Maple Leaf Foods 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
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. stock price down 0.90% on Tuesday
(Updated on Apr 30, 2024)
The Maple Leaf Foods Inc. stock price fell by -0.90% on the last day (Tuesday, 30th Apr 2024) from $17.80 to $17.64. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 0% from a day low at $17.64 to a day high of $17.64. The price has been going up and down for this period, and there has been a 5.22% gain for the last 2 weeks. Volume has increased on the last day by 697 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, 697 shares were bought and sold for approximately $12.30 thousand.
The stock lies the upper part of a wide and falling trend in the short term, and this may normally pose a very good selling opportunity for the short-term trader as reaction back towards the lower part of the trend can be expected. A break up at the top trend line at $17.76 will firstly indicate a slower falling rate, but may be the first sign of a trend shift. Given the current short-term trend, the stock is expected to fall -11.08% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between $14.04 and $15.80 at the end of this 3-month period. Do note, that if the stock price manages to stay at current levels or higher, our prediction target will start to change positively over the next few days as the conditions for the current predictions will be broken.
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MLFNF Signals & Forecast
The Maple Leaf Foods 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 $17.48 and $17.12. A breakdown below any of these levels will issue sell signals. Furthermore, there is a buy signal from the 3 month Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD). Some negative signals were issued as well, and these may have some influence on the near short-term development. A sell signal was issued from a pivot top point on Monday, April 29, 2024, and so far it has fallen -0.90%. Further fall is indicated until a new bottom pivot has been found. Maple Leaf Foods Inc. gained volume on the last day, but on falling prices. In technical terms, this is called divergence and may be an early warning. In some cases, increasing volume on falling prices may be considered positive, but that is mainly in typical "sell-offs". The very low volume increases the risk and reduces the other technical signals issued.
Support, Risk & Stop-loss for Maple Leaf Foods Inc. stock
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. finds support from accumulated volume at $16.86 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 between high and low, or 0%. For the last week, the stock has had daily average volatility of 0.0453%.
Our recommended stop-loss: $17.06 (-3.30%) (This stock has medium daily movements and this gives medium risk. There is a sell signal from a pivot top found 1 day ago.)
Trading Expectations (MLFNF) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Wednesday 1st
For the upcoming trading day on Wednesday, 1st we expect Maple Leaf Foods Inc. to open at $17.64, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $17.34 and $17.94, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$0.303 (+/-1.71%) up or down from last closing price. If Maple Leaf Foods Inc. takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 3.43% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.
Since the stock is closer to the resistance from accumulated volume at $17.80 (0.91%) than the support at $16.86 (4.42%), 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.
Earnings coming up
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. will release earnings BMO on Thursday, May 02, 2024. We will update the financials statements for Maple Leaf Foods Inc., that can be found here as soon as the records are public. Our systems has calculated a possible swing of +/- 4.94% in the first trading day after earnings release.
Is Maple Leaf Foods Inc. stock A Buy?
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. holds several positive signals, but we still don't find these to be enough for a buy candidate. At the current level, it should be considered as a hold candidate (hold or accumulate) in this position whilst awaiting further development.
Current score: 0.000 Hold/Accumulate Unchanged
Zero in score indicates that our system is expecting high volatility and risk for the following trading day. Given the latest developments, we cannot determine the next direction as it may go both ways.
Predicted Opening Price for Maple Leaf Foods Inc. of Wednesday, May 1, 2024
| Fair opening price May 1, 2024 | Current price |
|---|---|
| $17.64 ( 0%) | $17.64 |
The predicted opening price is based on yesterday's movements between high, low, and closing price.
Trading levels for MLFNF
Fibonacci Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance | R3 | 17.64 | . | |
| R2 | 17.64 | . | ||
| R1 | 17.64 | . | ||
| Current price: | 17.64 | |||
| Support | S1 | 17.64 | . | |
| S2 | 17.64 | . | ||
| S3 | 17.64 | . |
Accumulated Volume Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance | R3 | 19.27 | 9.21 % | |
| R2 | 19.22 | 8.96 % | ||
| R1 | 17.80 | 0.91 % | ||
| Current price | 17.64 | |||
| Support | S1 | 16.86 | -4.42% | |
| S2 | 16.47 | -6.64% | ||
| S3 | 16.22 | -8.05% |
MLFNF Dividend Payout History
| # | Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 07, 2024 | Mar 07, 2024 | Mar 28, 2024 | $0.163 | 0.99% |
| 2 | Dec 07, 2023 | Dec 07, 2023 | Dec 07, 2023 | $0 | 0% |
| 3 | Sep 07, 2023 | Sep 07, 2023 | Sep 28, 2023 | $0.154 | 0.81% |
| 4 | Jun 07, 2023 | Jun 07, 2023 | Sep 28, 2023 | $0.157 | 0.83% |
| 5 | Mar 23, 2023 | Mar 23, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | $0.153 | 0.794% |
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