Old Dominion Freight Line Stock Forecast

Buy or Hold candidate since May 08, 2025 Gain 6.13%

The Old Dominion Freight Line stock price fell by -1.00% on the last day (Thursday, 15th May 2025) from $171.65 to $169.93. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 1.23% from a day low at $169.13 to a day high of $171.20. The price has been going up and down for this period, and there has been a 12.87% gain for the last 2 weeks. Volume has increased on the last day by 182 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, 2 million shares were bought and sold for approximately $280.74 million.

The stock lies in the middle of a very wide and falling trend in the short term and further fall within the trend is signaled. Given the current short-term trend, the stock is expected to fall -14.51% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between $119.49 and $152.97 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.

ODFL Signals & Forecast

The Old Dominion Freight Line 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 $166.14 and $157.81. A breakdown below any of these levels will issue sell signals. A buy signal was issued from a pivot bottom point on Friday, April 25, 2025, and so far it has risen 15.80%. Further rise is indicated until a new top pivot has been found. 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. 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 Old Dominion Freight Line stock

Old Dominion Freight Line finds support from accumulated volume at $165.22 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 $2.07 between high and low, or 1.23%. For the last week, the stock has had daily average volatility of 2.52%.

Our recommended stop-loss: $165.37 (-2.68%) (This stock has medium daily movements and this gives medium risk. There is a buy signal from a pivot bottom found 14 days ago.)

Trading Expectations (ODFL) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Friday 16th

For the upcoming trading day on Friday, 16th we expect Old Dominion Freight Line to open at $170.09, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $163.11 and $176.75, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$6.82 (+/-4.02%) 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 8.03% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.

Since the stock is closer to the support from accumulated volume at $165.22 (2.77%) than the resistance at $175.00 (2.98%), our systems sees the trading risk/reward intra-day as attractive and believe profit can be made before the stock reaches first resistance..

Is Old Dominion Freight Line stock A Buy?

Several short-term signals are positive, despite the stock being in a falling trend, we conclude that the current level may hold a buying opportunity as there is a fair chance for stock to perform well in the short-term.

Current score: 3.039 Buy Candidate Unchanged

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Predicted Fair Opening Price

Predicted fair opening price on May 16, 2025 - $170.09 ( 0.0912%).