National General Hld (NGHC) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:NGHC - Nasdaq -
We assign a technical rating of 5 out of 10 to NGHC. NGHC was one of the better performers in the overall market, it is still ok in the medium term time frame, but very the very recent evolution is negative.
The long term trend is positive and the short term trend is neutral. The long term trend gets the benefit of the doubt for now.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that NGHC is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 76% of all stocks.
NGHC is currently trading near its 52 week high, which is a good sign. The S&P500 Index however is also trading near new highs, which makes the performance in line with the market.
NGHC has an average volume of 1079560 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
In the last month NGHC has a been trading in a tight range between 33.98 and 34.31.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
NGHC has only a medium technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a support zone below the current price at 34.13, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. Another positive sign is the recent Pocket Pivot signal.
- 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
33.40
34.58
We found 1 important support area.
- A support zone ranging from 33.74 to 34.13. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice one important area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 34.18 to 34.24. 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
CRS76.64
Mansfield1.18
10 Day High34.31
10 Day Low33.98
20 Day High34.31
20 Day Low33.98
52 Week High34.48
52 Week Low11.82
Performance
1 Week0.29%
2 Weeks0.18%
1 Month-0.06%
3 Month1.27%
6 Month63.93%
12 Month53.89%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
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
RSI(14)57.2
LBB34.04
UBB34.21
34.18
+0.03 (+0.09%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg0.09%
1 Week0.29%
2 Weeks0.18%
1 Month-0.06%
3 Month1.27%
6 Month63.93%
12 Month53.89%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.11
ATR(20)%0.3%
ATR Inc-24.39%
Range Today0.1
ADR(20)N/A
ADR(20)%N/A
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS76.64
Mansfield1.18
10 Day High34.31
10 Day Low33.98
20 Day High34.31
20 Day Low33.98
52 Week High34.48
52 Week Low11.82
CS1 End34.13
CR1 Start34.18
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.23%
DER(5)-0.21%
Volume4.68M
Volume Incr265.05%
Vol(5)3.43M
Vol(50)1.08M