AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC (AFG) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:AFG - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US0259321042 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 0 out of 10 to AFG. AFG scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, AFG is a bad performer in the overall market: 79% of all stocks are doing better.
AFG is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Insurance industry. 82% of 144 stocks in the same industry do better.
AFG is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new 52 week highs at the moment.
In the last month AFG has a been trading in the 119.23 - 139.18 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
AFG has a poor technical rating and the quality of the setup is also not perfect 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
117.21
139.71
We found 1 important support area.
- Support @118.39 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
We can see 3 important resistance areas.
- Resistance @127.13 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 133.48 to 133.67. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 136.57 to 138.33. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS21.36
Mansfield-1.55
10 Day High127.93
10 Day Low119.23
20 Day High139.18
20 Day Low119.23
52 Week High150.19
52 Week Low118.97
Performance
1 Week-3.62%
2 Weeks-6.86%
1 Month-10.45%
3 Month-18.19%
6 Month-8.94%
12 Month-4.98%
2 Year-10.66%
3 Year-11.5%
5 Year29.65%
10 Year90.19%
15 Year363.16%
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)-0.92
RSI(14)23.48
LBB116.56
UBB135.91
119.82
-0.97 (-0.8%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryInsurance
Performance
% Chg-0.8%
1 Week-3.62%
2 Weeks-6.86%
1 Month-10.45%
3 Month-18.19%
6 Month-8.94%
12 Month-4.98%
2 Year-10.66%
3 Year-11.5%
5 Year29.65%
10 Year90.19%
15 Year363.16%
Volatility
ATR(14)2.94
ATR(20)%2.34%
ATR Inc-26.54%
Range Today1.87
ADR(20)2.57
ADR(20)%2.14%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS21.36
Mansfield-1.55
10 Day High127.93
10 Day Low119.23
20 Day High139.18
20 Day Low119.23
52 Week High150.19
52 Week Low118.97
CS1 End118.39
CR1 Start127.13
Volume & EV
DER(3)-2.3%
DER(5)-2.28%
Volume728.50K
Volume Incr50.32%
Vol(5)641.04K
Vol(50)384.70K