AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP (AVD) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:AVD - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US0303711081 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 1 out of 10 to AVD. AVD 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.
91% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than AVD.
AVD is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Chemicals industry. 82% of 85 stocks in the same industry do better.
AVD is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. AVD is lagging the S&P500 Index which is trading in the middle of its 52 week range.
In the last month AVD has a been trading in the 4.38 - 5.77 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Prices have been falling strongly lately, it is better to avoid new long positions here.
The technical rating of AVD 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
4.63
6.62
We can see 6 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 5.19 to 5.27. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @5.41 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @5.69 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @6.15 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @6.31 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @6.55 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS9.47
Mansfield-3.88
10 Day High5.29
10 Day Low4.38
20 Day High5.77
20 Day Low4.38
52 Week High14.28
52 Week Low4.26
Performance
1 Week-8.95%
2 Weeks-11.36%
1 Month-14.91%
3 Month-18.75%
6 Month-25.24%
12 Month-56.79%
2 Year-78.61%
3 Year-76.97%
5 Year-67.63%
10 Year-55.93%
15 Year-42.58%
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)-0.09
RSI(14)37.04
LBB4.43
UBB5.68
4.68
+0.1 (+2.18%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryChemicals
Performance
% Chg2.18%
1 Week-8.95%
2 Weeks-11.36%
1 Month-14.91%
3 Month-18.75%
6 Month-25.24%
12 Month-56.79%
2 Year-78.61%
3 Year-76.97%
5 Year-67.63%
10 Year-55.93%
15 Year-42.58%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.25
ATR(20)%5.07%
ATR Inc24.47%
Range Today0.27
ADR(20)0.23
ADR(20)%4.85%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS9.47
Mansfield-3.88
10 Day High5.29
10 Day Low4.38
20 Day High5.77
20 Day Low4.38
52 Week High14.28
52 Week Low4.26
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start5.19
Volume & EV
DER(3)-2.32%
DER(5)-4.26%
Volume377.10K
Volume Incr120.3%
Vol(5)365.48K
Vol(50)273.83K