AUTONATION INC (AN) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:AN - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US05329W1027 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, AN scores 2 out of 10 in our technical rating. AN has been an average performer in the overall market. Also recent evolutions are not that positive: both the medium and short term time frames give negative signs.
AN is part of the Specialty Retail industry. There are 121 other stocks in this industry. AN outperforms 75% of them.
In the last month AN has a been trading in the 148.33 - 177.83 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range where prices have been consolidating recently, this may present a good entry opportunity, but some resistance may be present above.
The short term trend is negative, the long term trend is neutral. Not much exciting going on here.
When comparing the performance of all stocks over the past year, AN turns out to be only a medium performer in the overall market: it outperformed 60% of all stocks.
AN is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. This is in line with the S&P500 Index, which is also trading in the middle of its range.
Although the technical rating is bad, AN 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 167.83. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 156.96, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
154.14
192.63
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 155.70 to 156.96. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
3 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 167.83 to 170.03. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @177.03 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @190.72 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
CRS60.01
Mansfield0.39
10 Day High176.27
10 Day Low148.33
20 Day High177.83
20 Day Low148.33
52 Week High198.5
52 Week Low148.33
Performance
1 Week-0.31%
2 Weeks4.02%
1 Month0.05%
3 Month-10.51%
6 Month-1.99%
12 Month7.55%
2 Year25.88%
3 Year43.02%
5 Year345.17%
10 Year169.34%
15 Year720.69%
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)0.74
RSI(14)49.31
LBB154.53
UBB172.55
165.78
+3.69 (+2.28%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustrySpecialty Retail
Performance
% Chg2.28%
1 Week-0.31%
2 Weeks4.02%
1 Month0.05%
3 Month-10.51%
6 Month-1.99%
12 Month7.55%
2 Year25.88%
3 Year43.02%
5 Year345.17%
10 Year169.34%
15 Year720.69%
Volatility
ATR(14)9.58
ATR(20)%5.39%
ATR Inc-56.38%
Range Today4.53
ADR(20)8.23
ADR(20)%4.97%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS60.01
Mansfield0.39
10 Day High176.27
10 Day Low148.33
20 Day High177.83
20 Day Low148.33
52 Week High198.5
52 Week Low148.33
CS1 End156.96
CR1 Start167.83
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.82%
DER(5)-1.54%
Volume438.20K
Volume Incr-22.89%
Vol(5)478.24K
Vol(50)565.44K