LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP (LAC) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:LAC - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - CA53681J1030 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, LAC scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. LAC 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, LAC is a bad performer in the overall market: 80% of all stocks are doing better.
LAC is part of the Metals & Mining industry. There are 152 other stocks in this industry, of which 82% are performing better than LAC.
LAC is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range. But, the S&P500 Index is also trading in the lower part of its yearly range, so LAC is not an exception.
LAC has an average volume of 4378450 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
In the last month LAC has a been trading in the 2.31 - 3.10 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, LAC 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 2.71. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 2.67, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for LAC 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
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3.13
3 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 2.55 to 2.67. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 2.33 to 2.35. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- Support @2.29 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
2 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 2.71 to 2.77. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @3.10 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS20.42
Mansfield-0.44
10 Day High2.83
10 Day Low2.31
20 Day High3.1
20 Day Low2.31
52 Week High5.2
52 Week Low2.02
Performance
1 Week-0.74%
2 Weeks4.69%
1 Month-10.96%
3 Month-14.92%
6 Month-27.17%
12 Month-41.99%
2 Year-86.59%
3 Year-89.35%
5 Year-19.52%
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)0.01
RSI(14)47.48
LBB2.43
UBB2.87
2.68
0 (0%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryMetals & Mining
Performance
% Chg0%
1 Week-0.74%
2 Weeks4.69%
1 Month-10.96%
3 Month-14.92%
6 Month-27.17%
12 Month-41.99%
2 Year-86.59%
3 Year-89.35%
5 Year-19.52%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.21
ATR(20)%7.1%
ATR Inc-53.95%
Range Today0.08
ADR(20)0.18
ADR(20)%6.86%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS20.42
Mansfield-0.44
10 Day High2.83
10 Day Low2.31
20 Day High3.1
20 Day Low2.31
52 Week High5.2
52 Week Low2.02
CS1 End2.67
CR1 Start2.71
Volume & EV
DER(3)8.06%
DER(5)2.79%
Volume3.00M
Volume Incr-20.54%
Vol(5)3.36M
Vol(50)4.38M