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Technical Analysis Results



Undervalued
BF.B
Brown-Forman Corporation Class B
Volume: 3.5M shares | Price: $37.72

30 Day Performance
30-Day Price History

Technical Indicator Score: 75% Buy
Out of the 8 technical indicators that were used to analyze this stock, 6 indicated buy signals, 2 indicated neutral signals.
RSI
Buy
MFI
Buy
WillR
Buy
AO
Buy
CCI
Buy
BBANDS
Hold
ULTOSC
Buy
STOCH
Hold

Recent Mentions of BF.B




Undervalued
BC
Brunswick Corporation
Volume: 879.0K shares | Price: $64.50

30 Day Performance
30-Day Price History

Technical Indicator Score: 75% Buy
Out of the 8 technical indicators that were used to analyze this stock, 6 indicated buy signals, 2 indicated neutral signals.
RSI
Buy
MFI
Buy
WillR
Buy
AO
Buy
CCI
Buy
BBANDS
Hold
ULTOSC
Hold
STOCH
Buy

Recent Mentions of BC

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BOXX
Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF
Volume: 628.1K shares | Price: $110.21

30 Day Performance
30-Day Price History

Technical Indicator Score: 75% Sell
Out of the 8 technical indicators that were used to analyze this stock, 6 indicated sell signals, 2 indicated neutral signals.
RSI
Sell
MFI
Sell
WillR
Sell
AO
Sell
CCI
Sell
BBANDS
Hold
ULTOSC
Hold
STOCH
Sell

Recent Mentions of BOXX




Overvalued
CRK
Comstock Resources, Inc.
Volume: 4.2M shares | Price: $18.92

30 Day Performance
30-Day Price History

Technical Indicator Score: 75% Sell
Out of the 8 technical indicators that were used to analyze this stock, 6 indicated sell signals, 2 indicated neutral signals.
RSI
Sell
MFI
Hold
WillR
Sell
AO
Sell
CCI
Sell
BBANDS
Sell
ULTOSC
Sell
STOCH
Hold

Recent Mentions of CRK

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Overvalued
SES
SES AI Corporation
Volume: 41.0M shares | Price: $2.42

30 Day Performance
30-Day Price History

Technical Indicator Score: 75% Sell
Out of the 8 technical indicators that were used to analyze this stock, 6 indicated sell signals, 2 indicated neutral signals.
RSI
Sell
MFI
Sell
WillR
Sell
AO
Hold
CCI
Sell
BBANDS
Sell
ULTOSC
Sell
STOCH
Hold

Recent Mentions of SES

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Undervalued
SHW
The Sherwin-Williams Company
Volume: 1.1M shares | Price: $338.75

30 Day Performance
30-Day Price History

Technical Indicator Score: 63% Buy
Out of the 8 technical indicators that were used to analyze this stock, 5 indicated buy signals, 3 indicated neutral signals.
RSI
Buy
MFI
Buy
WillR
Buy
AO
Buy
CCI
Buy
BBANDS
Hold
ULTOSC
Hold
STOCH
Hold

Recent Mentions of SHW

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Technical Indicator Information

Relative Strength Index (RSI) | Period: 14 days | Overvalued threshold: 70 | Undervalued threshold: 30

Money Flow Index (MFI) | Period: 14 days | Overvalued threshold: 80 | Undervalued threshold: 20

Williams Percent Range (WillR) | Period: 14 days | Overvalued threshold: -20 | Undervalued threshold: -80

Aroon Oscillator (AO) | Period: 14 days | Overvalued threshold: 75 | Undervalued threshold: -75

Moving Average Convergence/Divergence (MACD) | Period: 26/12/9 days | Overvalued threshold: MACD crosses below MACD Signal | Undervalued threshold: MACD crosses above MACD Signal

Stochastic Oscillator (STOCH) | Period: 14/3/3 days | Overvalued threshold: %K crosses below %D above 80 | Undervalued threshold: %K crosses above %D below 20

Commodity Channel Index (CCI) | Period: 20 days | Overvalued threshold: 100 | Undervalued threshold: -100

Bollinger Bands (BBANDS) | Period: 20 days | Overvalued threshold: price >= upper band | Undervalued threshold: price <= lower band

Parabolic Stop and Reverse (SAR) | Period: variable 50 - 100 days | Overvalued threshold: SAR crosses above price | Undervalued threshold: SAR crosses below price

Triple Exponential Average (TRIX) | Period: 15 days | Overvalued threshold: TRIX crosses below 0 | Undervalued threshold: TRIX crosses above 0

Ultimate Oscillator (ULTOSC) | Period: 28/14/7 days | Overvalued threshold: 70 | Undervalued threshold: 30

Directional Movement Index (DMI) | Period: 14 days | Overvalued threshold: PlusDI crosses below MinusDI | Undervalued threshold: PlusDI crosses above MinusDI

Average Directional Index (ADX) | Period: variable 14 days | Requirement: >= 25

Analysis is only performed on securities with market caps in excess of $100 million and with daily trade volume in excess of $50 million.

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