DOLLAR GENERAL CORP (DG) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:DG - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US2566771059 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, DG scores 2 out of 10 in our technical rating. In the past year, DG was a below average performing stock in the market. The medium term picture is also negative, but we see some improvement happening in recent action.
86% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than DG.
DG is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry. 82% of 40 stocks in the same industry do better.
DG 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 DG has a been trading in the 69.32 - 78.15 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
DG has an average volume of 3460100 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The long term trend is still negative, but the short term trend is positive, so the stock is getting more and more appreciated by traders and investors.
DG has a poor technical rating and the quality of the setup is also only medium 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
72.53
102.44
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 73.26 to 75.29. 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 76.70 to 77.75. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @88.01 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @101.43 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
CRS14.04
Mansfield-3.48
10 Day High78.15
10 Day Low71.62
20 Day High78.15
20 Day Low69.32
52 Week High168.07
52 Week Low66.43
Performance
1 Week5.29%
2 Weeks5.62%
1 Month7.51%
3 Month2.35%
6 Month-37.95%
12 Month-45.38%
2 Year-64.54%
3 Year-61.33%
5 Year-48.98%
10 Year5.6%
15 Year221.01%
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)0.55
RSI(14)64.1
LBB70.57
UBB76.88
76.69
+0.56 (+0.74%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Staples
GICS IndustryConsumer Staples Distribution & Retail
Performance
% Chg0.74%
1 Week5.29%
2 Weeks5.62%
1 Month7.51%
3 Month2.35%
6 Month-37.95%
12 Month-45.38%
2 Year-64.54%
3 Year-61.33%
5 Year-48.98%
10 Year5.6%
15 Year221.01%
Volatility
ATR(14)2.11
ATR(20)%2.58%
ATR Inc45.94%
Range Today1.78
ADR(20)1.92
ADR(20)%2.5%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS14.04
Mansfield-3.48
10 Day High78.15
10 Day Low71.62
20 Day High78.15
20 Day Low69.32
52 Week High168.07
52 Week Low66.43
CS1 End75.29
CR1 Start76.7
Volume & EV
DER(3)4.83%
DER(5)5.16%
Volume3.53M
Volume Incr7.57%
Vol(5)3.41M
Vol(50)3.46M