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NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP (NHC) Stock Technical Analysis

NYSEARCA:NHC - American Stock Exchange - US6359061008 - Common Stock

98.65  -0.16 (-0.16%)

Premarket: 97.7 -0.95 (-0.96%)

Technical Rating and Analysis

0

Taking everything into account, NHC scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. NHC scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.

The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, NHC is a bad performer in the overall market: 77% of all stocks are doing 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.
NHC is currently showing a bear flag pattern! A bear flag pattern occurs when prices pull back slightly after a strong move down. This may present a good short opportunity.
NHC is part of the Health Care Providers & Services industry. There are 108 other stocks in this industry, NHC did better than 43% of them.
Weekly and Daily overview Charts
NHC Weekly chart
NHC Daily chart
Setup Rating and Analysis

5

NHC has a poor technical rating and the quality of the setup is also only medium 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.

Support and Resistance Analysis

95.88

137.52

We found 1 important support area.

  • A support zone ranging from 96.85 to 97.11. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.

When analyzing the resistance we notice 2 important areas.

  • A resistance zone ranging from 98.66 to 99.73. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
  • Resistance @136.16 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
Statistics, Performance, Trends, Indicators, Chart- and CandleStick Patterns
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS23.21
Mansfield-1.8
10 Day High107.38
10 Day Low94.62
20 Day High121.36
20 Day Low94.62
52 Week High138.49
52 Week Low87.03
Performance
1 Week1.86%
2 Weeks-7.35%
1 Month-18.63%
3 Month-19.3%
6 Month-20.76%
12 Month2.29%
2 Year65.69%
3 Year50.84%
5 Year17.55%
10 Year56.66%
15 Year168.66%
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)-0.2
RSI(14)23.36
LBB93.15
UBB110.9
NHC Daily chart

NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP

NYSEARCA:NHC (1/17/2025, 8:17:29 PM)

Premarket: 97.7 -0.95 (-0.96%)

98.65

-0.16 (-0.16%)

Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryHealth Care Providers & Services
Performance
% Chg-0.16%
1 Week1.86%
2 Weeks-7.35%
1 Month-18.63%
3 Month-19.3%
6 Month-20.76%
12 Month2.29%
2 Year65.69%
3 Year50.84%
5 Year17.55%
10 Year56.66%
15 Year168.66%
Volatility
ATR(14)2.57
ATR(20)%2.73%
ATR Inc-21.33%
Range Today2.08
ADR(20)2.56
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
CRS23.21
Mansfield-1.8
10 Day High107.38
10 Day Low94.62
20 Day High121.36
20 Day Low94.62
52 Week High138.49
52 Week Low87.03
CS1 End97.11
CR1 Start98.66
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.77%
DER(5)1.43%
Volume43.20K
Volume Incr-12.47%
Vol(5)53.10K
Vol(50)53.46K