Is Hurco Cos., Inc. technically bullish or bearish?

As of 20 August 2025, the technical trend for Hurco Cos., Inc. has changed from mildly bearish to mildly bullish. The daily moving averages indicate a mildly bullish stance, while the weekly MACD is mildly bearish and the monthly MACD is mildly bullish. The KST shows bullish signals on both weekly and monthly time frames, and Dow Theory supports a mildly bullish view on the weekly basis but is mildly bearish monthly. The Bollinger Bands are sideways weekly and mildly bearish monthly, and the OBV is mildly bearish on both time frames.
Despite this mildly bullish technical stance, Hurco has underperformed the S&P 500 across multiple periods, with a year-to-date return of -10.06% compared to the S&P 500's 12.22%, and a 1-year return of -6.32% versus 17.14%. Overall, the current technical stance is mildly bullish but tempered by significant underperformance relative to the benchmark.