HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP (HCSG) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:HCSG - Nasdaq - US4219061086 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 0 out of 10 to HCSG. HCSG scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, HCSG is a bad performer in the overall market: 79% of all stocks are doing better.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days. In combination with the strong move down this is a bad signal.
HCSG is part of the Commercial Services & Supplies industry. There are 84 other stocks in this industry, HCSG did better than 42% of them.
HCSG is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so HCSG is lagging the market.
In the last month HCSG has a been trading in the 10.00 - 11.74 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Although the technical rating is bad, HCSG does present a nice setup opportunity. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. We notice that large players showed an interest for HCSG 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
9.21
12.97
We found 3 important support areas.
- Support @10.47 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @10.17 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @9.30 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 4 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 10.97 to 11.26. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 11.77 to 11.93. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @12.18 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @12.84 from a horizontal 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
CRS21.12
Mansfield-1.31
10 Day High11.43
10 Day Low10
20 Day High11.74
20 Day Low10
52 Week High13
52 Week Low9.7
Performance
1 Week-6.72%
2 Weeks-3.56%
1 Month-7.7%
3 Month-9.67%
6 Month-3.3%
12 Month-14.09%
2 Year-20.5%
3 Year-33.31%
5 Year-61.69%
10 Year-68.57%
15 Year-27.94%
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)-0.01
RSI(14)38.82
LBB10.45
UBB11.25
10.55
-0.23 (-2.13%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryCommercial Services & Supplies
Performance
% Chg-2.13%
1 Week-6.72%
2 Weeks-3.56%
1 Month-7.7%
3 Month-9.67%
6 Month-3.3%
12 Month-14.09%
2 Year-20.5%
3 Year-33.31%
5 Year-61.69%
10 Year-68.57%
15 Year-27.94%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.43
ATR(20)%3.79%
ATR Inc-13.19%
Range Today0.4
ADR(20)0.39
ADR(20)%3.73%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS21.12
Mansfield-1.31
10 Day High11.43
10 Day Low10
20 Day High11.74
20 Day Low10
52 Week High13
52 Week Low9.7
CS1 End10.47
CR1 Start10.97
Volume & EV
DER(3)3.16%
DER(5)0.02%
Volume584.50K
Volume Incr44.98%
Vol(5)646.52K
Vol(50)457.73K