ACADIA HEALTHCARE CO INC (ACHC) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:ACHC - Nasdaq - US00404A1097 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall ACHC gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. ACHC scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, ACHC is a bad performer in the overall market: 93% of all stocks are doing better.
ACHC is part of the Health Care Providers & Services industry. There are 107 other stocks in this industry, of which 83% are performing better than ACHC.
ACHC is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. ACHC is lagging the S&P500 Index which is trading in the middle of its 52 week range.
ACHC is currently showing a bear flag pattern! A bear flag pattern occurs when prices pull back slightly after a strong move down. This may present a good short opportunity.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days. In combination with the strong move down this is a bad signal.
ACHC has an average volume of 1874320 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The technical rating of ACHC is bad and it also does not present a quality setup at the moment. Price movement has been a little bit too volatile to find a nice entry and exit point. It is probably a good idea to wait for a consolidation first.
More info and screens
30.26
45.86
When analyzing the resistance we notice 5 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 30.58 to 30.58. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @36.74 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 39.71 to 39.93. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 40.95 to 40.97. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @45.41 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS7.06
Mansfield-5
10 Day High42.85
10 Day Low28.09
20 Day High43.59
20 Day Low28.09
52 Week High82.41
52 Week Low28.09
Performance
1 Week1.97%
2 Weeks-22.9%
1 Month-28.44%
3 Month-25.66%
6 Month-60.02%
12 Month-62.63%
2 Year-57.69%
3 Year-53.35%
5 Year66.59%
10 Year-57.3%
15 YearN/A
Daily CandleStick Patterns
Bullish Engulfing (D)
Bullish Hammer (D)
Bearish Inverted Hammer (D)
Hanging Man (D)
Bullish Harami (D)
Doji (D)
Gravestone Doji (D)
DragonFly Doji (D)
Bearish Engulfing (D)
Bearish Shooting Star (D)
Bearish Harami (D)
Inside Bar (D)
Red Dog Reversal Down (D)
Red Dog Reversal Up (D)
Dark Cloud Cover (D)
Weekly CandleStick Patterns
Bullish Engulfing (W)
Bullish Hammer (W)
Bearish Inverted Hammer (W)
Hanging Man (W)
Bullish Harami (W)
Doji (W)
Gravestone Doji (W)
DragonFly Doji (W)
Bearish Engulfing (W)
Bearish Shooting Star (W)
Bearish Harami (W)
Inside Bar (W)
Dark Cloud Cover (W)
Daily Chart Patterns
Bull Flag
Bear Flag
Ascending Triangle (D)
Descending Triangle (D)
Symmetrical Triangle (D)
Squeeze
Channel (D)
Channel Up (D)
Channel Down (D)
Rising Wedge (D)
Falling Wedge (D)
Double Bottom (D)
Multiple Bottom (D)
Double Top (D)
Multiple Top (D)
Weekly Chart Patterns
Weekly Bull Flag
Weekly Bear Flag
Squeeze Week
Channel (W)
Double Bottom (W)
Multiple Bottom (W)
Double Top (W)
Multiple Top (W)
Technical Indicators
MACD(12,26,9)-1.1
RSI(14)27.58
LBB25.37
UBB46.98
30.57
+0.66 (+2.21%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryHealth Care Providers & Services
Performance
% Chg2.21%
1 Week1.97%
2 Weeks-22.9%
1 Month-28.44%
3 Month-25.66%
6 Month-60.02%
12 Month-62.63%
2 Year-57.69%
3 Year-53.35%
5 Year66.59%
10 Year-57.3%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)2.3
ATR(20)%6.54%
ATR Inc-27.02%
Range Today1.76
ADR(20)1.66
ADR(20)%5.42%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS7.06
Mansfield-5
10 Day High42.85
10 Day Low28.09
20 Day High43.59
20 Day Low28.09
52 Week High82.41
52 Week Low28.09
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start30.58
Volume & EV
DER(3)3.7%
DER(5)3.66%
Volume3.32M
Volume Incr164.24%
Vol(5)4.00M
Vol(50)1.87M