Short-Term Bullish Cross For VeriFoneOn April 20, 2017, VeriFone Systems ( PAY ) crossed above its 150 daily moving average (DMA). Historically this has occurred 49 times and the stock does not always move up. It has a median gain of 4.104% and maximum gain of 33.911% over the next 10 trading days.
When we take a look at other technical indicators, the relative strength index (RSI) is at 43.0767. RSI tends to determine trends, overbought and oversold levels as well as likelihood of price swings. I personally use anything above 75 as overbought and anything under 25 as oversold. The current reading declares the stock is becoming neutral, but recently moved up and away from oversold territory.
The true strength index (TSI) is currently -24.5922. The TSI determines overbought/oversold levels and/or current trend. I solely use this as an indicator of trend as overbought and oversold levels vary. The TSI is double smoothed in its calculation and is a great indicator of upward and downward movement. The current reading declares the stock is moving down.
The positive vortex indicator (VI) is at 0.6864 while the negative is at 1.2745. When the positive level is higher than 1 and higher than the negative indicator, the overall price action is moving upward. When the negative level is higher than 1 and higher than the positive indicator, the overall price action is moving downward. The current reading declares the stock has been moving down. Its upward reversal is overdue and may actually have started.
The stochastic oscillator K value is 25.3573 and D value is 13.3096. This is a cyclical oscillator that is highly accurate and can be used to identify overbought/oversold levels as well as pending reversals and short-term activity. I personally use anything above 80 as overbought and below 20 as oversold. When the K value is higher than the D value, the price action is trending up. When the D value is higher that the K value, price action is trending down. The current reading declares the stock is on the verge is moving up and out of oversold territory.
Considering the moving average crossover, RSI, TSI, VI and stochastic levels, the overall direction appears to have just begun a reversal to the higher side. Based on historical movement compared to current levels and the current position in its trend channel, the stock could gain at least 1.24% over the next 6 trading days.
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VeriFone Slipping DownOn March 30, 2017 VeriFone Systems (PAY) crossed below its 50 day moving average (MA). Historically this has occurred 97 times. When this happens, the stock does not always continue to drop. It has a median gain of 6.329% and maximum gain of 55.442% over the next 10 trading days.
When we take a look at other technical indicators, the relative strength index (RSI) is at 49.2149. RSI tends to determine overbought and oversold levels. I personally use anything above 75 as overbought and anything under 25 as oversold. The current reading declares the stock is neutral and looking for direction.
The true strength index (TSI) is currently -3.5704. The TSI determines overbought/oversold levels and/or current trend. I solely use this as an indicator of trend as overbought and oversold levels vary. The TSI is double smoothed in its calculation and is a great indicator of upward and downward movement. The current reading declares the stock is trending down.
The negative vortex indicator (VI) is currently 1.1591. The VI determines current trend and direction. When the positive level is higher than 1 and higher than the negative indicator, the overall price action is moving upward. When the negative level is higher than 1 and higher than the positive indicator, the overall price action is moving downward. The current reading declares the stock is trending downward but the positive vortex indicator is climbing and the negative indicator is beginning to drop.
Considering the moving average crossover, RSI, TSI, and VI levels, the overall near-term stock direction appears to be slightly trending downward. Based on historical movement compared to current levels and the current position, the stock could drop 3.67% over the next two weeks. The stock recently broke out of its upward trend channel and has entered a narrower down channel. The exact width of the current channel is still to be determined. I tend to look for at least three contact points to establish a trend which has not occurred on the support side of the down channel and today's opening level is only the third point on the resistance line. There is noticeable support around 18.52 which could be met in the near-term.
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"Verifone is the maker of electronic payment terminals, including Europay, Mastercard, Visa (EMV) systems which accept credit cards with chips. As of October 1, merchants using non-EMV compliant terminals began assuming liability for fraudulent transactions, a liability previously held by the credit card companies. The shift in this liability should be profitable for Verifone as merchants scramble to update their payment terminals (at last read in 2014, the percentage of EMV enabled devices only reached 27%). Gas stations get a two year extension, however. None of the more than 1 million gas stations in the US have EMV capable devices at this point, due to the high cost of updating self-service gas pumps. Also worth watching on Monday is progress in Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, which allows electronic devices to exchange radio communication with each other when brought into close proximity -- technology used with such apps as Apple Pay, Android Pay and Google Wallet."
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Reverse Head & Sholders in Verifone $PAYA clear reverse head and shoulders formation in Verifone after a solid earnings beat yesterday. I'm keeping a tight stop loss at 32.66 and looking for the stock to reach the 'neckline' which gives it about 13% upside. The risk/reward ratio is very appealing at approx. 5. There's also a bullish break above the 30 level for the stochastic oscillator. This indicates a pick up in momentum.