Xcerra Corp (NASDAQ:$XCRA) manufactures and distributes test and handling capital equipment, test fixtures, interface products, and related services to the electronics and semiconductor manufacturing industry. So what can we learn about the company from the technical indicators?
Relative Strength Index
The Relative Strength Index is a metric used to indicate internal strength. This popular metric moves between 0 and 100, and is most commonly measured in 14-day increments.
Xcerra currently has a 3 day RSI of 42.59, a 7 day RSI of 50.01, and a 14 day RSI of 53.36.
Moving Averages
Moving averages are often used by investors to locate peaks and valleys in the stock’s performance. They can be given over any period of time, and represent the average stock price over the given time period. This can be incredibly useful for filtering out daily noise from stocks, as well as assessing the stock’s long-term performance. The popular time period for moving averages include 200 and 50 days variants.
Xcerra currently has a 7-day moving average of $9.83, a 50 day average of $9.63, and a 200 day average of $9.13.
Commodity Channel Index
The Commodity Channel Index is an oscillating indicator that generally moves from -100 to +100. A reading of +100 would indicate overbought conditions, whereas a rating of -100 may indicate oversold territory. The tool is popular with equity evaluators, despite its origins as a commodity tool.
Xcerra currently sits at a 14 day CCI of -101.24. This would hint that the stock is potentially oversold.
Average Directional Index
The Average Directional Index is a scale that moves from 0 to 100 and is used to indicate the strength of a trend. A rating of 0-20 would indicate no trend, 20-25 would indicate no clear trend, 25-50 would indicate a strong trend, 50-75 would indicate a very strong trend, and 75-100 would indicate a very strong trend. This metric is often used in conjunction with the Plus Directional index and the Minus Directional Index.
Xcerra currently has a 14-day ADX of 15..05, indicating that there is currently no trend.
Williams Percentage Range
The Williams Percentage Range is a momentum indicator that ranges from overbought to oversold. The indicator takes the highs and lows over a certain period and compares them to the closing stock price. It ranges from 0 to -100, with 0 to -20 indicating an overbought situation and -80 to -100 indicating an oversold situation.
Xcerra currently has a Williams %R currently sits at -53.33, putting directly in the middle of the scale.
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