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REFR Research Frontiers Inc stock chart & analysis

Conviction 36Scan · Wed, Nov 4, 2026

Research Frontiers Inc (REFR) closed at $0.3496 on Nov 4, 2026. Price is below its 50-day and below its 200-day moving average. RSI(14) 30, RS Rating 5, -83.4% from its 52-week high, -73.3% year to date. Sector: Patent Owners & Lessors.

REFR$0.3496
ResistanceSupportVol 14
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Why REFR moved

From the StockSetups movers recaps that covered REFR, newest first. A recap states what was known that day.

  • Close+68.0%

    No researched catalyst or confirmed headline is on file for today's session. With no earnings release, no press release, and no SEC filing flagged, the catalyst here is unclear. This looks like a momentum- and technically-driven move, potentially connected to broader micro-cap speculation in the session.

    Top Stock Movers Sept 18, 2026: IMCC, REFR, GIPR →
Research Frontiers IncPatent Owners & Lessorswww.smartglass.com ↗
Price0.3496
Change—
Gap-1.47%
Rel volume—
Avg volume105.84K
Avg $ vol54.29K
SMA 200.5023
SMA 500.5334
SMA 2000.7363
Price vs 50-34.46%
Price vs 200-52.52%
MA stackbearish
50/200 cross—
Supertrenddown · 0.5557
RSI (14)30
MACD hist-0.02
MACD cross—
Stoch %K / %D7 / 5
ADX (14)22
+DI / −DI13 / 24
RSI divergence—
MACD divergence—
ATR %20.20%
ADR %12.93%
52w high2.10
52w low0.3252
From 52w high-83.35%
Above 52w low+7.50%
New 52w highNo
SqueezeOff
Bollinger width81.10%
%B0.13
Donchian pos6.52%
Donchian high0.6997
Donchian low0.3252
AVWAP (52w high)0.6663
vs AVWAP high-47.53%
AVWAP (52w low)0.3544
vs AVWAP low-1.36%
OBV trendDown
Chaikin MF (20)-0.27
Today vs 20d—
Avg vol (14d)95.89K
Avg vol (20d)105.84K
Avg $ vol (20d)54.29K
Market cap—
RS Rating5 / 99
RS 3m (vs SPY)-24.24%
RS 6m (vs SPY)-64.04%
RS line new highNo
Trend template0/8
Technical rank6.8
1 week-16.96%
1 month-51.99%
3 months-26.24%
6 months-59.82%
1 year-81.98%
YTD-73.31%
P/E-5.96
P/B10.86
P/S10.88
P/FCF-9.17
EPS-0.0600
Div yield—
ROE-182.14%
ROA-82.63%
Debt/Eq—
Current3.54
EV/EBITDA-5.24
Gross margin—
Net margin-182.44%
Rev growth-16.04%
EPS growth-55.99%
Price target—
Target upside—
Analyst rating—
Institutional10.54%
Ent. value11.11M
Revenue86.35K
Net income-660.17K
Gross profit—
Free cash flow-1.33M
IndustryPatent Owners & Lessors
ExchangeNasdaq
Shares out34.87M
Employees5
ListedTue, Jul 8, 1986
Free float—
Float %—
Short interest—
Days to cover—
Short volume—
Squeeze score—
Next earnings—
EPS forecast—
Last EPS vs est—
Last surprise—
Setup gradeD
Conviction36 / 100
Pattern quality—
Tech rank6.8 / 100
Group rank—
Status laneNo active setup
Setup direction—
Pattern family
Resistance0.8927
Support0.3728
Days since event—
Candle confirm—

Financials as of Tue, Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly.

REFR technical analysis

Trend

REFR is in a downtrend: price is below the 50-day, which is below the 200-day moving average. It closed 34.5% below the 50-day ($0.5334) and 52.5% below the 200-day ($0.7363). ADX(14) at 22 points to a moderate trend. It meets 0 of 8 trend-template criteria.

Momentum

RSI(14) is 30, in the bearish half of its range. The MACD histogram is negative. Its RS Rating of 5 puts its weighted 12-month performance ahead of about 5% of the US market.

Volume and volatility

It trades about $54,292 a day on average. ATR(14) is $0.0706, 20.2% of price — its typical daily range. On-balance volume is trending down. Chaikin Money Flow (-0.27) shows distribution.

Key levels

The chart pattern's support is $0.3728 and its resistance $0.8927. The 52-week range is $0.3252 to $2.10; price is 83.4% below the high and 7.5% above the low. The VWAP anchored at the 52-week high is $0.6663, above price.

Performance

REFR returned -17.0% (1 week), -52.0% (1 month), -26.2% (3 months), -59.8% (6 months), -82.0% (1 year), -73.3% (year to date).

About Research Frontiers Inc

Research Frontiers Inc is engaged in the development and marketing of technology and devices to control the flow of light. The company develops and licenses its patented suspended particle device light-control technology to other companies that manufacture and market the SPD-Smart chemical emulsion, the light-control film made from the chemical emulsion, the light-control panels made by laminating the film, electronics to power end-products incorporating the film, or lamination services for, and the end-products. The company's revenue source comes from the licensing of technology.

Patent Owners & Lessors · Listed 1986 · 5 employees

SEC filings

EDGAR filings in REFR · 3 recent

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