Seagate Technology PLC 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
Volatile ride for Seagate Technology PLC stock price on Friday moving between £1.20 and £1.40
(Updated on Apr 26, 2024)
The Seagate Technology PLC stock price gained 8.43% on the last trading day (Friday, 26th Apr 2024), rising from £1.25 to £1.35. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 16.42% from a day low at £1.20 to a day high of £1.40. The price has fallen in 5 of the last 10 days and is down by -11.48% for this period. Volume fell on the last day by -638 thousand shares and in total, 8 million shares were bought and sold for approximately £11.27 million. You should take into consideration that falling volume on higher prices causes divergence and may be an early warning about possible changes over the next couple of days.
The stock lies the upper part of a very 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 £1.70 will firstly indicate a slower falling rate, but may be the first sign of a trend shift. Due to the high volatility and the trend direction we are not able to give forecast range for this stock. 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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STX.L Signals & Forecast
A buy signal was issued from a pivot bottom point on Thursday, April 25, 2024, and so far it has risen 8.43%. 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). Volume fell during the last trading day despite gaining prices. This causes a divergence between volume and price and it may be an early warning. The stock should be watched closely. Some negative signals were issued as well, and these may have some influence on the near short-term development. The Seagate Technology PLC 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 £1.39 and £1.85. A break-up above any of these levels will issue buy signals.
Support, Risk & Stop-loss for Seagate Technology PLC stock
Seagate Technology PLC finds support from accumulated volume at £1.33 and this level may hold a buying opportunity as an upwards reaction can be expected when the support is being tested.
This stock may move very much during the day (volatility) and with a very large prediction interval from the Bollinger Band this stock is considered to be "very high risk". During the last day, the stock moved £0.198 between high and low, or 16.42%. For the last week, the stock has had daily average volatility of 12.00%.
Seagate Technology PLC is oversold on RSI14 (19). Some stocks may drop long and hard while being oversold on RSI before turning, which increases the general risk.
Our recommended stop-loss: We hold a negative evaluation for this stock. No stop-loss is set.
Trading Expectations (STX.L) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Monday 29th
For the upcoming trading day on Monday, 29th we expect Seagate Technology PLC to open at £1.32, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between £1.21 and £1.49, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-£0.143 (+/-10.57%) up or down from last closing price. If Seagate Technology PLC takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 21.14% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.
Since the stock is closer to the support from accumulated volume at £1.33 (1.85%) than the resistance at £1.53 (12.96%), our systems sees the trading risk/reward intra-day as attractive and believe profit can be made before the stock reaches first resistance..
Earnings coming up
Seagate Technology PLC will release earnings BMO on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. We will update the financials statements for Seagate Technology PLC, that can be found here as soon as the records are public. Our systems has calculated a possible swing of +/- 6.87% in the first trading day after earnings release.
Is Seagate Technology PLC stock A Buy?
Seagate Technology PLC holds several negative signals and is within a very 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. We have upgraded our analysis conclusion for this stock since the last evaluation from a Strong Sell to a Sell candidate.
Current score: -3.017 Sell Candidate Upgraded
Predicted Opening Price for Seagate Technology PLC of Monday, April 29, 2024
| Fair opening price April 29, 2024 | Current price |
|---|---|
| £1.32 ( 2.41%) | £1.35 |
The predicted opening price is based on yesterday's movements between high, low, and closing price.
Trading levels for STX.L
Fibonacci Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance | R3 | 1.52 | 12.22 % | |
| R2 | 1.44 | 6.63 % | ||
| R1 | 1.39 | 3.18 % | ||
| Current price: | 1.35 | |||
| Support | S1 | 1.24 | -8.00 % | |
| S2 | 1.20 | -11.45 % | ||
| S3 | 1.12 | -17.04 % |
Accumulated Volume Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance | R3 | 1.65 | 22.22 % | |
| R2 | 1.58 | 16.67 % | ||
| R1 | 1.53 | 12.96 % | ||
| Current price | 1.35 | |||
| Support | S1 | 1.33 | -1.85% | |
| S2 | 1.25 | -7.78% | ||
| S3 | 0 | . |
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