Old Dominion Freight Line Stock Forecast

Sell candidate since Jul 27, 2026 Loss -6.45%

The Old Dominion Freight Line stock price fell by -0.155% on the last day (Friday, 31st Jul 2026) from $212.47 to $212.14. It has now fallen 5 days in a row. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 2.08% from a day low at $210.01 to a day high of $214.37. The price has fallen in 8 of the last 10 days and is down by -9.28% for this period. Volume fell on the last day along with the stock, which is actually a good sign as volume should follow the stock. On the last day, the trading volume fell by -2 million shares and in total, 2 million shares were bought and sold for approximately $342.83 million.

Given the current short-term trend, the stock is expected to rise 11.04% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between $235.55 and $293.39 at the end of this 3-month period.

ODFL Signals & Forecast

There are few to no technical positive signals at the moment. The Old Dominion Freight Line 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 $223.45 and $225.54. A break-up above any of these levels will issue buy signals. A sell signal was issued from a pivot top point on Tuesday, June 09, 2026, and so far it has fallen -14.71%. 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 fell together with the price during the last trading day and this reduces the overall risk as volume should follow the price movements.

Support, Risk & Stop-loss for Old Dominion Freight Line stock

On the downside, the stock finds support just below today's level from accumulated volume at $198.81 and $196.08. 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, Old Dominion Freight Line finds support just below today's level at $198.81. If this is broken, then the next support from accumulated volume will be at $196.08 and $192.18.

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 $4.36 between high and low, or 2.08%. For the last week, the stock has had daily average volatility of 4.47%.

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

Trading Expectations (ODFL) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Monday 3rd

For the upcoming trading day on Monday, 3rd we expect Old Dominion Freight Line to open at $212.17, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $208.14 and $216.14, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$8.00 (+/-3.84%) up or down from last closing price. If Old Dominion Freight Line takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 3.84% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.

Since the stock is closer to the resistance from accumulated volume at $212.47 (0.16%) than the support at $198.81 (6.28%), 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.

Dividend Warning For ODFL

Dividend coming up for ODFL: Ex-dividend date (Wednesday 2nd September, 2026) is 30 days away. The dividend is $0.290.

Is Old Dominion Freight Line stock A Buy?

The Old Dominion Freight Line stock holds several negative signals and despite the positive trend, we believe Old Dominion Freight Line will perform weakly in the next couple of days or weeks. Therefore, we hold a negative evaluation of this stock.

Current score: -2.975 Sell Candidate Unchanged

Predicted Fair Opening Price

Predicted fair opening price on August 3, 2026 - $212.17 ( 0.0157%).

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