CarMax, Inc. (KMX) Stock Profile & Financial OverviewCarMax, Inc.
KMX Company Overview & Business Description
CarMax, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a retailer of used vehicles in the United States. The company operates through two segments, CarMax Sales Operations and CarMax Auto Finance. It offers customers a range of makes and models of used vehicles, including domestic, imported, and luxury vehicles, as well as hybrid and electric vehicles; and extended protection plans to customers at the time of sale, as well as sells vehicles that are approximately 10 years old and has more than 100,000 miles through wholesale auctions. The company also provides reconditioning and vehicle repair services; and financing alternatives for retail customers across a range of credit spectrum through its CarMax Auto Finance and arrangements with various financial institutions. As of February 28, 2022, it operated approximately 230 used car stores. CarMax, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is based in Richmond, Virginia.
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Current Trend for KMX
An assessment of the current trend environment for KMX, based on the latest closing price data and intended to describe the market context heading into the next trading session.
As of 2025-12-24, the current trend for KMX is a Sideways Consolidation (Range-Bound Environment).
The weekly trend is in a consolidation regime, which automatically downgrades the daily signal to sideways conditions. This environment favors short-term mean-reversion rather than trend-following.
- The weekly context is non-trending (sideways), which typically caps the duration and magnitude of daily trend moves.
- Price is currently compressing tightly (optimal low-risk zone), sitting -0.12 ATR away from the adaptive KAMA baseline.
- The current market structure is holding within recent defined ranges.
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Adaptive Trend Model · Daily & Weekly (2025-12-24 ET)
This model uses an adaptive trend algorithm based on daily and weekly price data to identify whether a stock is in an uptrend, downtrend, or consolidation over a multi-week to multi-month horizon. Compared with traditional moving-average systems, it filters short-term noise more effectively, captures trend continuation more reliably, and provides a stronger basis for position sizing and risk-management decisions such as stop-loss and take-profit levels.
As of 2025-12-24, KMX showing momentum fatigue; Long-term trend is bearish.
Trend Strength: KMX last closed at 39.18, trading 0.6 ATR below the adaptive KAMA baseline (40.18). Technical Classification: Late-Cycle / Momentum Divergence.
Trend Score: Technical Score: 45/100. Classification: Late/Exhausted. Alignment: Indeterminate. Logic: Price action is range-bound or lacking sufficient slope for trend confirmation.
SuperTrend Risk: Structural Support: Adaptive SuperTrend at 36.46. This level serves as the calculated invalidation point for the current upward structure.
Risk Skew: Multi-timeframe risk skew is currently assessed as Conflicted / Counter-Trend. Daily action is trending up, but faces a bearish weekly backdrop. This creates a high-risk 'bull trap' environment where upside may be capped by macro resistance.
Key Levels: Key technical references: Spot 39.18, KAMA 40.18.