AFLAC INC (AFL) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:AFL - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US0010551028 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall AFL gets a technical rating of 5 out of 10. Although AFL is scoring some points because its good overall performance in the market in the past year, recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
Looking at the yearly performance, AFL did better than 89% of all other stocks.
AFL is one of the better performing stocks in the Insurance industry, it outperforms 78% of 143 stocks in the same industry.
AFL is currently trading in the upper part of its 52 week range. The market is still in the middle of its 52 week range, so AFL slightly outperforms the market at the moment.
AFL has an average volume of 2198190 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The long and short term trends are both neutral. This gives a pretty neutral overall picture!
In the last month AFL has a been trading in the 97.20 - 113.45 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Although the technical rating is only medium, AFL does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 107.81. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point.
More info and screens
97.42
116.41
We found 3 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 104.99 to 106.66. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Support @102.61 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 98.40 to 100.99. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 2 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 107.81 to 110.49. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 115.26 to 115.26. 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
CRS89.53
Mansfield1.28
10 Day High109.97
10 Day Low97.2
20 Day High113.45
20 Day Low97.2
52 Week High115.5
52 Week Low80.59
Performance
1 Week2.64%
2 Weeks-3.86%
1 Month-1.16%
3 Month0.89%
6 Month-6.17%
12 Month29.09%
2 Year53.82%
3 Year87.57%
5 Year188.51%
10 Year70.43%
15 Year110.83%
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)0.02
RSI(14)50.82
LBB98.76
UBB115.18
107.44
+0.1 (+0.09%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryInsurance
Performance
% Chg0.09%
1 Week2.64%
2 Weeks-3.86%
1 Month-1.16%
3 Month0.89%
6 Month-6.17%
12 Month29.09%
2 Year53.82%
3 Year87.57%
5 Year188.51%
10 Year70.43%
15 Year110.83%
Volatility
ATR(14)4.19
ATR(20)%3.25%
ATR Inc-45.38%
Range Today2.22
ADR(20)3.4
ADR(20)%3.17%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS89.53
Mansfield1.28
10 Day High109.97
10 Day Low97.2
20 Day High113.45
20 Day Low97.2
52 Week High115.5
52 Week Low80.59
CS1 End106.66
CR1 Start107.81
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.61%
DER(5)-0.44%
Volume2.29M
Volume Incr-12.42%
Vol(5)2.01M
Vol(50)2.20M