SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL (SYF) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:SYF - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US87165B1035 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall SYF gets a technical rating of 1 out of 10. SYF has been an average performer in the overall market. Also recent evolutions are not that positive: both the medium and short term time frames give negative signs.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
SYF is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Consumer Finance industry. 69% of 53 stocks in the same industry do better.
SYF is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Agreed, the S&P500 Index is also not doing fantastic, but it still sitting in the middle of its 52 week range.
SYF has an average volume of 5035680 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
When comparing the performance of all stocks over the past year, SYF turns out to be only a medium performer in the overall market: it outperformed 40% of all stocks.
In the last month SYF has a been trading in the 40.55 - 56.56 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, SYF does present a nice setup opportunity. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is a support zone below the current price at 43.80, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
43.33
48.36
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 43.77 to 43.80. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We found 1 important resistance area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 47.88 to 47.88. 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
CRS40.85
Mansfield-0.48
10 Day High51.71
10 Day Low40.55
20 Day High56.56
20 Day Low40.55
52 Week High70.93
52 Week Low40.55
Performance
1 Week2.66%
2 Weeks2.81%
1 Month-11.14%
3 Month-30.37%
6 Month-15.15%
12 Month15.16%
2 Year62.22%
3 Year30.05%
5 Year141.89%
10 Year53.68%
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)0.19
RSI(14)43.28
LBB41.21
UBB54.87
47.87
+1.11 (+2.37%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryConsumer Finance
Performance
% Chg2.37%
1 Week2.66%
2 Weeks2.81%
1 Month-11.14%
3 Month-30.37%
6 Month-15.15%
12 Month15.16%
2 Year62.22%
3 Year30.05%
5 Year141.89%
10 Year53.68%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)3.94
ATR(20)%6.82%
ATR Inc-57.16%
Range Today1.69
ADR(20)2.87
ADR(20)%5.99%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS40.85
Mansfield-0.48
10 Day High51.71
10 Day Low40.55
20 Day High56.56
20 Day Low40.55
52 Week High70.93
52 Week Low40.55
CS1 End43.8
CR1 Start47.88
Volume & EV
DER(3)2.54%
DER(5)2.84%
Volume3.51M
Volume Incr-24.64%
Vol(5)4.30M
Vol(50)5.04M