BANCROFT FUND LTD (BCV) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSEARCA:BCV - NYSE Arca - US0596951063 - Currency: USD
Overall BCV gets a technical rating of 1 out of 10. BCV 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.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
Warning: BCV has an average volume of 25378 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
When comparing the performance of all stocks over the past year, BCV turns out to be only a medium performer in the overall market: it outperformed 66% of all stocks.
BCV 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.
In the last month BCV has a been trading in the 15.63 - 17.74 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 bad, BCV 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 17.19. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 16.18, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
15.63
18.93
We found 1 important support area.
- A support zone ranging from 15.79 to 16.18. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
We can see 3 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 17.19 to 17.68. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @18.06 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 18.47 to 18.74. 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
CRS66.34
Mansfield0.16
10 Day High16.78
10 Day Low15.69
20 Day High17.74
20 Day Low15.63
52 Week High18.77
52 Week Low14.91
Performance
1 Week4.69%
2 Weeks4.75%
1 Month-5.37%
3 Month-9.26%
6 Month-1.18%
12 Month11.3%
2 Year2.38%
3 Year-19.04%
5 Year-20.8%
10 Year-21.21%
15 Year4.17%
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)50.1
LBB15.6
UBB16.8
NYSEARCA:BCV (4/28/2025, 11:38:58 AM)
16.65
-0.1 (-0.6%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg-0.6%
1 Week4.69%
2 Weeks4.75%
1 Month-5.37%
3 Month-9.26%
6 Month-1.18%
12 Month11.3%
2 Year2.38%
3 Year-19.04%
5 Year-20.8%
10 Year-21.21%
15 Year4.17%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.62
ATR(20)%3.56%
ATR Inc-59.91%
Range Today0.17
ADR(20)0.54
ADR(20)%3.25%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS66.34
Mansfield0.16
10 Day High16.78
10 Day Low15.69
20 Day High17.74
20 Day Low15.63
52 Week High18.77
52 Week Low14.91
CS1 End16.18
CR1 Start17.19
Volume & EV
DER(3)2.2%
DER(5)2.4%
Volume9.30K
Volume Incr-9.6%
Vol(5)20.58K
Vol(50)25.38K