Stock Price Trends

Amedisys Inc (AMED)

Amedisys, Inc., provides healthcare services in the United States. The company is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Stock Price Trends

Stock price trends estimated using linear regression.

Key facts

  • The primary trend is increasing.
  • The growth rate of the primary trend is 5.30% per annum.
  • AMED price at the close of May 14, 2024 was $95.71 and was inside the primary price channel.
  • The secondary trend is decreasing.
  • The decline rate of the secondary trend is 10.50% per annum.
  • AMED price at the close of May 14, 2024 was higher than the top border of the secondary price channel by $3.55 (3.86%). This indicates a possible reversal in the secondary trend direction.
  • The direction of the secondary trend is opposite to the direction of the primary trend. This indicates a possible reversal in the direction of the primary trend.

Linear Regression Model

Model equation:
Yi = α + β × Xi + εi

Top border of price channel:
Exp(Yi) = Exp(a + b × Xi + 2 × s)

Bottom border of price channel:
Exp(Yi) = Exp(a + b × Xi – 2 × s)

where:

i - observation number
Yi - natural logarithm of AMED price
Xi - time index, 1 day interval
σ - standard deviation of εi
a - estimator of α
b - estimator of β
s - estimator of σ
Exp() - calculates the exponent of e


Primary Trend

Start date: June 5, 2023
End date: February 26, 2024

a = 4.3048

b = 0.0001

s = 0.0090

Annual growth rate:

Exp(365 × b) – 1
= Exp(365 × 0.0001) – 1
= 5.30%

Price channel spread:

Exp(4 × s) – 1
= Exp(4 × 0.0090) – 1
= 3.68%

June 5, 2023 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,021)
= Exp(a + b × X1,021 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,482 + 2 × s)
= Exp(4.3048 + 0.0001 × 1,482 + 2 × 0.0090)
= Exp(4.5325)
= $92.99

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,021)
= Exp(a + b × X1,021 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,482 – 2 × s)
= Exp(4.3048 + 0.0001 × 1,482 – 2 × 0.0090)
= Exp(4.4963)
= $89.69

February 26, 2024 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,203)
= Exp(a + b × X1,203 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,748 + 2 × s)
= Exp(4.3048 + 0.0001 × 1,748 + 2 × 0.0090)
= Exp(4.5701)
= $96.55

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,203)
= Exp(a + b × X1,203 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,748 – 2 × s)
= Exp(4.3048 + 0.0001 × 1,748 – 2 × 0.0090)
= Exp(4.5339)
= $93.12

Description

  • The primary trend is increasing.
  • The growth rate of the primary trend is 5.30% per annum.
  • AMED price at the close of May 14, 2024 was $95.71 and was inside the primary price channel.

Secondary Trend

Start date: December 12, 2023
End date: May 1, 2024

a = 5.0673

b = -0.0003

s = 0.0057

Annual growth rate:

Exp(365 × b) – 1
= Exp(365 × -0.0003) – 1
= -10.50%

Price channel spread:

Exp(4 × s) – 1
= Exp(4 × 0.0057) – 1
= 2.29%

December 12, 2023 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,153)
= Exp(a + b × X1,153 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,672 + 2 × s)
= Exp(5.0673 + -0.0003 × 1,672 + 2 × 0.0057)
= Exp(4.5703)
= $96.57

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,153)
= Exp(a + b × X1,153 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,672 – 2 × s)
= Exp(5.0673 + -0.0003 × 1,672 – 2 × 0.0057)
= Exp(4.5477)
= $94.41

May 1, 2024 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,249)
= Exp(a + b × X1,249 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,813 + 2 × s)
= Exp(5.0673 + -0.0003 × 1,813 + 2 × 0.0057)
= Exp(4.5274)
= $92.52

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,249)
= Exp(a + b × X1,249 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,813 – 2 × s)
= Exp(5.0673 + -0.0003 × 1,813 – 2 × 0.0057)
= Exp(4.5048)
= $90.45

Description

  • The secondary trend is decreasing.
  • The decline rate of the secondary trend is 10.50% per annum.
  • AMED price at the close of May 14, 2024 was higher than the top border of the secondary price channel by $3.55 (3.86%). This indicates a possible reversal in the secondary trend direction.