NATURAL HEALTH TRENDS CORP (NHTC) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:NHTC - Nasdaq - US63888P4063 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall NHTC gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. NHTC 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, NHTC is a bad performer in the overall market: 84% of all stocks are doing better.
NHTC 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 NHTC has a been trading in the 4.50 - 5.52 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.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days. In combination with the strong move down this is a bad signal.
Warning: NHTC has an average volume of 24022 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
NHTC is an average performer in the Personal Care Products industry, it outperforms 47% of 37 stocks in the same industry.
NHTC has a bad 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 4.56, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. Very recently a Pocket Pivot signal was observed. This is another positive sign.
- 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
4.51
6.02
We found 1 important support area.
- Support @4.56 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
5 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 5.03 to 5.06. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 5.21 to 5.28. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @5.45 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @5.68 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @5.96 from a trend 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
CRS16.05
Mansfield-2.84
10 Day High5.46
10 Day Low4.5
20 Day High5.52
20 Day Low4.5
52 Week High7.4
52 Week Low4.02
Performance
1 Week-7.35%
2 Weeks-8.06%
1 Month-7.17%
3 Month-14.92%
6 Month-30.07%
12 Month-21.09%
2 Year-5.89%
3 Year-31.77%
5 Year36.47%
10 Year-63.29%
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)-0.07
RSI(14)45.19
LBB4.6
UBB5.63
4.79
+0.07 (+1.48%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Staples
GICS IndustryPersonal Care Products
Performance
% Chg1.48%
1 Week-7.35%
2 Weeks-8.06%
1 Month-7.17%
3 Month-14.92%
6 Month-30.07%
12 Month-21.09%
2 Year-5.89%
3 Year-31.77%
5 Year36.47%
10 Year-63.29%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.3
ATR(20)%5.94%
ATR Inc-5.23%
Range Today0.22
ADR(20)0.28
ADR(20)%5.82%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS16.05
Mansfield-2.84
10 Day High5.46
10 Day Low4.5
20 Day High5.52
20 Day Low4.5
52 Week High7.4
52 Week Low4.02
CS1 End4.56
CR1 Start5.03
Volume & EV
DER(3)-5.96%
DER(5)0.49%
Volume16.70K
Volume Incr117.89%
Vol(5)43.60K
Vol(50)24.02K