NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP (NHC) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSEARCA:NHC - NYSE Arca - US6359061008 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 0 out of 10 to NHC. NHC's overall performance in the market is below average. Also recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
82% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than NHC.
NHC is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Health Care Providers & Services industry. 61% of 108 stocks in the same industry do better.
NHC is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new highs.
In the last month NHC has a been trading in the 93.11 - 104.54 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Prices have been falling strongly lately, it is better to avoid new long positions here.
The technical rating of NHC is bad and it also does not present a quality setup 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
92.75
138.50
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 93.69 to 93.69. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We can see 3 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 100.18 to 100.99. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 102.67 to 105.35. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 136.16 to 137.13. 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
CRS18.1
Mansfield-2.14
10 Day High104.54
10 Day Low93.11
20 Day High104.54
20 Day Low93.11
52 Week High138.49
52 Week Low87.03
Performance
1 Week-9.51%
2 Weeks-7.03%
1 Month-3.16%
3 Month-25.92%
6 Month-30.07%
12 Month-4.72%
2 Year68.16%
3 Year44.11%
5 Year26.26%
10 Year48.71%
15 Year154.69%
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)-0.16
RSI(14)32.58
LBB95.52
UBB105.56
93.7
-2.67 (-2.77%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryHealth Care Providers & Services
Performance
% Chg-2.77%
1 Week-9.51%
2 Weeks-7.03%
1 Month-3.16%
3 Month-25.92%
6 Month-30.07%
12 Month-4.72%
2 Year68.16%
3 Year44.11%
5 Year26.26%
10 Year48.71%
15 Year154.69%
Volatility
ATR(14)2.81
ATR(20)%2.91%
ATR Inc95.82%
Range Today5.13
ADR(20)2.53
ADR(20)%2.7%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS18.1
Mansfield-2.14
10 Day High104.54
10 Day Low93.11
20 Day High104.54
20 Day Low93.11
52 Week High138.49
52 Week Low87.03
CS1 End93.69
CR1 Start100.18
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.46%
DER(5)-1.56%
Volume71.70K
Volume Incr23.34%
Vol(5)65.94K
Vol(50)57.30K