ENCOMPASS HEALTH CORP (EHC) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:EHC - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US29261A1007 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 5 out of 10 to EHC. Although EHC is scoring some points because its good overall performance in the market in the past year, recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that EHC is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 88% of all stocks. We also observe that the gains produced by EHC over the past year are nicely spread over this period.
EHC is one of the better performing stocks in the Health Care Providers & Services industry, it outperforms 83% of 105 stocks in the same industry.
EHC is currently trading in the upper part of its 52 week range. The market is still in the middle of its 52 week range, so EHC slightly outperforms the market at the moment.
Both the short term and long term trends are neutral. So this is not the most entertaining stock around.
In the last month EHC has a been trading in the 92.91 - 104.55 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
Although the technical rating is only medium, EHC does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a support zone below the current price at 98.24, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. 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
90.14
104.81
We found 3 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 97.17 to 98.24. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 93.42 to 95.12. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 91.05 to 91.37. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 2 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 99.22 to 101.24. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 103.35 to 103.77. 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
CRS88.14
Mansfield1.3
10 Day High104.55
10 Day Low94.96
20 Day High104.55
20 Day Low92.91
52 Week High104.55
52 Week Low82.38
Performance
1 Week-4.13%
2 Weeks2.37%
1 Month-0.96%
3 Month3.5%
6 Month5.93%
12 Month20.04%
2 Year54.33%
3 Year43.83%
5 Year49.43%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
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)-0.31
RSI(14)47.23
LBB95.72
UBB105.86
99
+2.88 (+3%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryHealth Care Providers & Services
Performance
% Chg3%
1 Week-4.13%
2 Weeks2.37%
1 Month-0.96%
3 Month3.5%
6 Month5.93%
12 Month20.04%
2 Year54.33%
3 Year43.83%
5 Year49.43%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)3.94
ATR(20)%3.37%
ATR Inc73.37%
Range Today2.24
ADR(20)3.28
ADR(20)%3.31%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS88.14
Mansfield1.3
10 Day High104.55
10 Day Low94.96
20 Day High104.55
20 Day Low92.91
52 Week High104.55
52 Week Low82.38
CS1 End98.24
CR1 Start99.22
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.54%
DER(5)-0.08%
Volume968.20K
Volume Incr44.12%
Vol(5)1.20M
Vol(50)817.07K