ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC (ECPG) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:ECPG - Nasdaq - US2925541029 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 1 out of 10 to ECPG. ECPG's overall performance in the market is below average. Also recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
The long term trend is still negative, but the short term trend is neutral. It is advised to wait a little bit longer to see how this turns out.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, ECPG is a bad performer in the overall market: 80% of all stocks are doing better.
ECPG is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Consumer Finance industry. 92% of 53 stocks in the same industry do better.
ECPG is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Agreed, the S&P500 Index is also not doing fantastic, but it still sitting in the middle of its 52 week range.
In the last month ECPG has a been trading in the 26.45 - 35.93 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
Prices have been rising strongly lately, it may be a good idea to wait for a consolidation or pullback before considering an entry.
Although the technical rating is bad, ECPG 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 36.34. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. We notice that large players showed an interest for ECPG in the last couple of days, which is a good sign.
- Behavior of large players is measured by the Effective Volume indicator. This indicator inspects the 1 minute timeframe looking for high volume transactions.
More info and screens
34.46
51.19
3 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 36.34 to 36.98. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @49.67 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 50.58 to 50.68. 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
CRS20.59
Mansfield-1.95
10 Day High34.97
10 Day Low28.14
20 Day High35.93
20 Day Low26.45
52 Week High51.77
52 Week Low26.45
Performance
1 Week17.96%
2 Weeks9.88%
1 Month0.49%
3 Month-30.34%
6 Month-22.88%
12 Month-16.38%
2 Year-32.25%
3 Year-39.79%
5 Year33.99%
10 Year-13.92%
15 Year51.28%
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)0.76
RSI(14)55.84
LBB26.98
UBB34.19
34.81
+1.8 (+5.45%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryConsumer Finance
Performance
% Chg5.45%
1 Week17.96%
2 Weeks9.88%
1 Month0.49%
3 Month-30.34%
6 Month-22.88%
12 Month-16.38%
2 Year-32.25%
3 Year-39.79%
5 Year33.99%
10 Year-13.92%
15 Year51.28%
Volatility
ATR(14)2.51
ATR(20)%6.42%
ATR Inc-5.61%
Range Today2.15
ADR(20)2.04
ADR(20)%5.85%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS20.59
Mansfield-1.95
10 Day High34.97
10 Day Low28.14
20 Day High35.93
20 Day Low26.45
52 Week High51.77
52 Week Low26.45
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start36.34
Volume & EV
DER(3)5.57%
DER(5)3.19%
Volume364.90K
Volume Incr-3.53%
Vol(5)316.54K
Vol(50)386.19K