ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC (ECPG) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:ECPG - Nasdaq - US2925541029 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall ECPG gets a technical rating of 5 out of 10. ECPG has been an average performer in the overall market. We also notice some doubts in the very recent evolution, but in the medium term things are still fine.
ECPG is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Consumer Finance industry. 73% of 53 stocks in the same industry do better.
The long term trend is positive and the short term trend is neutral. The long term trend may just continue or reversal may be around the corner!
ECPG is currently trading in the upper part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near a new high, so ECPG is lagging the market slightly.
In the last month ECPG has a been trading in the 47.70 - 51.77 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.
When compared to the yearly performance of all other stocks, ECPG outperforms 47% of them, which is more or less in line with the market.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
ECPG has only a medium technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately. Very recently a Pocket Pivot signal was observed. This is another positive sign.
- A Pocket Pivot is a price/volume accumulation pattern. A Pocket Pivot occurs when price moves up with volume higher than the maximum down volume registered in the previous 10 days.
More info and screens
39.09
53.29
When analyzing the support we can see 5 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 46.32 to 46.46. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 44.81 to 44.87. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @43.96 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Support @41.57 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @39.48 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
We can see 2 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 49.99 to 51.26. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 52.74 to 52.76. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines 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
CRS47.8
Mansfield-0.11
10 Day High51.77
10 Day Low48.7
20 Day High51.77
20 Day Low47.7
52 Week High51.77
52 Week Low39.64
Performance
1 Week-0.06%
2 Weeks-1.07%
1 Month-0.98%
3 Month1.18%
6 Month-1.7%
12 Month0.32%
2 Year-3.79%
3 Year-24.66%
5 Year33.8%
10 Year24.39%
15 Year175.61%
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)-0.07
RSI(14)50.87
LBB48.9
UBB51.23
49.72
-0.29 (-0.58%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryConsumer Finance
Performance
% Chg-0.58%
1 Week-0.06%
2 Weeks-1.07%
1 Month-0.98%
3 Month1.18%
6 Month-1.7%
12 Month0.32%
2 Year-3.79%
3 Year-24.66%
5 Year33.8%
10 Year24.39%
15 Year175.61%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.38
ATR(20)%2.74%
ATR Inc71.2%
Range Today1.27
ADR(20)1.32
ADR(20)%2.66%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS47.8
Mansfield-0.11
10 Day High51.77
10 Day Low48.7
20 Day High51.77
20 Day Low47.7
52 Week High51.77
52 Week Low39.64
CS1 End46.46
CR1 Start49.99
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.67%
DER(5)-1.96%
Volume170.20K
Volume Incr64.11%
Vol(5)231.50K
Vol(50)144.79K