Ilika plc Stock Forecast
Red day on Thursday for Ilika plc
(Updated on Apr 18, 2024)
The Ilika plc stock price fell by -1.75% on the last day (Thursday, 18th Apr 2024) from £28.50 to £28.00. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 8.81% from a day low at £27.02 to a day high of £29.40. The price has been going up and down for this period, and there has been a 0% change for the last 2 weeks. 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 -266 thousand shares and in total, 39 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately £1.10 million.
The stock lies in the middle of a 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 -22.16% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between £20.26 and £24.43 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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IKA.L Signals & Forecast
There are mixed signals in the stock today. The Ilika 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 £28.36 and £30.67. A break-up above any of these levels will issue buy signals. Volume fell along with the price during the last trading day, which is technical positive. One should, however, note that this stock may have low liquidity in periods, which increases the general risk. A buy signal was issued from a pivot bottom point on Thursday, March 28, 2024, and so far it has risen 0.358%. 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).
Support, Risk & Stop-loss for Ilika plc stock
Ilika plc finds support from accumulated volume at £27.90 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, but be aware of low or falling volume as this increases the risk. During the last day, the stock moved £2.38 between high and low, or 8.81%. For the last week the stock has had daily average volatility of 10.52%.
Our recommended stop-loss: We hold a negative evaluation for this stock. No stop-loss is set.
Trading Expectations (IKA.L) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Friday 19th
For the upcoming trading day on Friday, 19th we expect Ilika plc to open at £28.14, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between £25.58 and £30.42, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-£2.42 (+/-8.63%) up or down from last closing price. If Ilika plc takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 17.25% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.
Since the stock is closer to the support from accumulated volume at £27.90 (0.36%) than the resistance at £28.50 (1.79%), our systems sees the trading risk/reward intra-day as attractive and believe profit can be made before the stock reaches first resistance..
Is Ilika plc stock A Buy?
Ilika plc holds several negative signals and we believe that it will still perform weakly in the next couple of days or weeks. We, therefore, hold a negative evaluation of this stock.
Current score: -1.421 Sell Candidate Unchanged
Predicted Opening Price for Ilika plc of Friday, April 19, 2024
| Fair opening price April 19, 2024 | Current price |
|---|---|
| £28.14 ( 0.500%) | £28.00 |
The predicted opening price is based on yesterday's movements between high, low, and closing price.
Trading levels for IKA.L
Fibonacci Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance | R3 | 30.52 | 9.00 % | |
| R2 | 29.61 | 5.75 % | ||
| R1 | 29.05 | 3.75 % | ||
| Current price: | 28.00 | |||
| Support | S1 | 27.23 | -2.75 % | |
| S2 | 26.67 | -4.75 % | ||
| S3 | 25.76 | -8.00 % |
Accumulated Volume Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance | R3 | 30.00 | 7.14 % | |
| R2 | 29.00 | 3.57 % | ||
| R1 | 28.50 | 1.79 % | ||
| Current price | 28.00 | |||
| Support | S1 | 27.90 | -0.357% | |
| S2 | 0 | . | ||
| S3 | 0 | . |
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