HCA HEALTHCARE INC (HCA) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:HCA - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US40412C1018 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, HCA scores 2 out of 10 in our technical rating. HCA scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
66% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than HCA.
In the last month HCA has a been trading in the 289.98 - 334.05 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
HCA has an average volume of 1546700 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The long and short term trends are both neutral. This gives a pretty neutral overall picture!
HCA is part of the Health Care Providers & Services industry. There are 109 other stocks in this industry, HCA did better than 44% of them.
HCA is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so HCA is lagging the market.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
HCA has a poor technical rating and the quality of the setup is also not perfect 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
293.72
335.33
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 296.69 to 309.60. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
We found 1 important resistance area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 328.71 to 332.01. 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
CRS34.41
Mansfield-1.15
10 Day High334.05
10 Day Low300.16
20 Day High334.05
20 Day Low289.98
52 Week High417.14
52 Week Low289.98
Performance
1 Week3.21%
2 Weeks6.66%
1 Month8.57%
3 Month-7.98%
6 Month-7.76%
12 Month6.23%
2 Year28.87%
3 Year36.93%
5 Year136.82%
10 Year364.27%
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)3.61
RSI(14)60.49
LBB296.68
UBB331.82
HCA HEALTHCARE INC
NYSE:HCA (1/28/2025, 8:04:00 PM)
After market: 328.7 0 (0%)328.7
-3.3 (-0.99%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryHealth Care Providers & Services
Performance
% Chg-0.99%
1 Week3.21%
2 Weeks6.66%
1 Month8.57%
3 Month-7.98%
6 Month-7.76%
12 Month6.23%
2 Year28.87%
3 Year36.93%
5 Year136.82%
10 Year364.27%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)10.15
ATR(20)%2.71%
ATR Inc68.31%
Range Today10.73
ADR(20)8.55
ADR(20)%2.6%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS34.41
Mansfield-1.15
10 Day High334.05
10 Day Low300.16
20 Day High334.05
20 Day Low289.98
52 Week High417.14
52 Week Low289.98
CS1 End309.6
CR1 Start328.71
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.19%
DER(5)-0.22%
Volume2.50M
Volume Incr102.68%
Vol(5)2.72M
Vol(50)1.55M