Marten Transport 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
Marten Transport stock price ended at $18.14 on Tuesday, after losing 0%.
(Updated on Jul 02, 2024)
No changes to the price of Marten Transport stock on the last trading day (Tuesday, 2nd Jul 2024). During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 1.08% from a day low at $18.09 to a day high of $18.29. The price has risen in 7 of the last 10 days and is up by 3.54% over the past 2 weeks.
The stock lies in the upper part of a wide and weak rising 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 $18.48 will firstly indicate a stronger rate of rising. Given the current short-term trend, the stock is expected to rise 5.51% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between $17.69 and $19.50 at the end of this 3-month period.
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MRTN Signals & Forecast
The Marten Transport 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 $18.11 and $17.83. 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 Friday, June 28, 2024, and so far it has fallen -1.68%. Further fall is indicated until a new bottom pivot has been found. Volume fell during the last trading day while price remained unchanged. This may be an early warning, but it may also not. We still recommend that you pay attention over the next couple of days.
Support, Risk & Stop-loss for Marten Transport stock
On the downside, the stock finds support just below today's level from accumulated volume at $17.01 and $16.73. 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, Marten Transport finds support just below today's level at $17.01. If this is broken, then the next support from accumulated volume will be at $16.73 and $16.56.
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 $0.195 between high and low, or 1.08%. For the last week the stock has had daily average volatility of 1.87%.
Our recommended stop-loss: $17.24 (-4.94%) (This stock has low daily movements and this gives low risk. There is a sell signal from a pivot top found 51 days ago.)
Trading Expectations (MRTN) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Wednesday 3rd
For the upcoming trading day on Wednesday, 3rd we expect Marten Transport to open at $18.17, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $17.77 and $18.51, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$0.371 (+/-2.04%) up or down from last closing price. If Marten Transport takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 4.09% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.
Since the stock is closer to the resistance from accumulated volume at $18.27 (0.72%) than the support at $17.01 (6.23%), 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 Marten Transport stock A Buy?
Several short-term signals, along with a general good trend, are positive and we conclude that the current level may hold a buying opportunity as there is a fair chance for Marten Transport stock to perform well in the short-term.
Current score: 1.371 Buy Candidate Unchanged
Predicted Opening Price for Marten Transport of Wednesday, July 3, 2024
| Fair opening price July 3, 2024 | Current price |
|---|---|
| $18.17 ( 0.175%) | $18.14 |
The predicted opening price is based on yesterday's movements between high, low, and closing price.
Trading levels for MRTN
Fibonacci Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| R3 | 18.37 | 1.25% |
| R2 | 18.29 | 0.84% |
| R1 | 18.25 | 0.585% |
| Price | 18.14 | |
| S1 | 18.10 | -0.236% |
| S2 | 18.05 | -0.490% |
| S3 | 17.98 | -0.90% |
Accumulated Volume Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| R3 | 0 | - |
| R2 | 18.45 | 1.71% |
| R1 | 18.27 | 0.717% |
| Price | 18.14 | |
| S1 | 17.01 | -6.23% |
| S2 | 16.73 | -7.77% |
| S3 | 16.56 | -8.71% |
MRTN Dividend Payout History
| # | Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 14, 2024 | Jun 14, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | $0.0600 | 0.325% |
| 2 | Feb 20, 2024 | Mar 14, 2024 | Mar 29, 2024 | $0.0600 | 0.325% |
| 3 | Nov 30, 2023 | Dec 14, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | $0.0600 | 0.286% |
| 4 | Aug 15, 2023 | Sep 14, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | $0.0600 | 0.304% |
| 5 | May 02, 2023 | Jun 15, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | $0.0600 | 0.279% |
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