Stock Price Trends

Qualys Inc (QLYS)

Qualys, Inc. provides cloud-based information technology (IT), security, and compliance solutions in the United States and internationally. The company is headquartered in Foster City, California.

Stock Price Trends

Stock price trends estimated using linear regression.

Key facts

  • The primary trend is decreasing.
  • The decline rate of the primary trend is 40.17% per annum.
  • QLYS price at the close of March 31, 2025 was $125.93 and was higher than the top border of the primary price channel by $17.75 (16.40%). This indicates a possible reversal in the primary trend direction.
  • The secondary trend is decreasing.
  • The decline rate of the secondary trend is 1.54% per annum.
  • QLYS price at the close of March 31, 2025 was inside the secondary price channel.

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 QLYS 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: November 3, 2023
End date: November 5, 2024

a = 7.1392

b = -0.0014

s = 0.0567

Annual growth rate:

Exp(365 × b) – 1
= Exp(365 × -0.0014) – 1
= -40.17%

Price channel spread:

Exp(4 × s) – 1
= Exp(4 × 0.0567) – 1
= 25.44%

November 3, 2023 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y905)
= Exp(a + b × X905 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,311 + 2 × s)
= Exp(7.1392 + -0.0014 × 1,311 + 2 × 0.0567)
= Exp(5.4073)
= $223.03

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y905)
= Exp(a + b × X905 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,311 – 2 × s)
= Exp(7.1392 + -0.0014 × 1,311 – 2 × 0.0567)
= Exp(5.1807)
= $177.80

November 5, 2024 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,157)
= Exp(a + b × X1,157 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,679 + 2 × s)
= Exp(7.1392 + -0.0014 × 1,679 + 2 × 0.0567)
= Exp(4.8893)
= $132.87

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,157)
= Exp(a + b × X1,157 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,679 – 2 × s)
= Exp(7.1392 + -0.0014 × 1,679 – 2 × 0.0567)
= Exp(4.6627)
= $105.92

Description

  • The primary trend is decreasing.
  • The decline rate of the primary trend is 40.17% per annum.
  • QLYS price at the close of March 31, 2025 was $125.93 and was higher than the top border of the primary price channel by $17.75 (16.40%). This indicates a possible reversal in the primary trend direction.

Secondary Trend

Start date: May 13, 2024
End date: March 31, 2025

a = 4.9825

b = 0.0000

s = 0.0759

Annual growth rate:

Exp(365 × b) – 1
= Exp(365 × 0.0000) – 1
= -1.54%

Price channel spread:

Exp(4 × s) – 1
= Exp(4 × 0.0759) – 1
= 35.46%

May 13, 2024 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,035)
= Exp(a + b × X1,035 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,503 + 2 × s)
= Exp(4.9825 + 0.0000 × 1,503 + 2 × 0.0759)
= Exp(5.0704)
= $159.24

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,035)
= Exp(a + b × X1,035 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,503 – 2 × s)
= Exp(4.9825 + 0.0000 × 1,503 – 2 × 0.0759)
= Exp(4.7669)
= $117.56

March 31, 2025 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,255)
= Exp(a + b × X1,255 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,825 + 2 × s)
= Exp(4.9825 + 0.0000 × 1,825 + 2 × 0.0759)
= Exp(5.0567)
= $157.08

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,255)
= Exp(a + b × X1,255 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,825 – 2 × s)
= Exp(4.9825 + 0.0000 × 1,825 – 2 × 0.0759)
= Exp(4.7532)
= $115.96

Description

  • The secondary trend is decreasing.
  • The decline rate of the secondary trend is 1.54% per annum.
  • QLYS price at the close of March 31, 2025 was inside the secondary price channel.