VANGUARD LONG-TERM CORP BOND (VCLT) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:VCLT - Nasdaq - US92206C8139 - ETF - Currency: USD
Overall VCLT gets a technical rating of 1 out of 10. VCLT'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.
The short term trend is neutral, while the long term trend is still negative. We need to see a little more continued positive action to make this really interesting.
64% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than VCLT.
VCLT has an average volume of 2730190 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
VCLT is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so VCLT is lagging the market.
In the last month VCLT has a been trading in a tight range between 74.20 and 76.35.
Although the technical rating is bad, VCLT does present a nice setup opportunity. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 76.55. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 75.87, 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
72.38
83.02
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 73.11 to 75.87. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
We can see 2 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 76.55 to 79.09. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 80.59 to 82.20. 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
CRS36.85
Mansfield-0.86
10 Day High76.35
10 Day Low74.21
20 Day High76.35
20 Day Low74.21
52 Week High82.63
52 Week Low72.86
Performance
1 Week0.66%
2 Weeks0.01%
1 Month1.69%
3 Month-0.91%
6 Month-5.76%
12 Month-1.75%
2 Year-0.64%
3 Year-21.72%
5 Year-28.53%
10 Year-19.34%
15 Year1.43%
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)0.06
RSI(14)56.44
LBB74.69
UBB76.29
76.01
+0.41 (+0.54%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg0.54%
1 Week0.66%
2 Weeks0.01%
1 Month1.69%
3 Month-0.91%
6 Month-5.76%
12 Month-1.75%
2 Year-0.64%
3 Year-21.72%
5 Year-28.53%
10 Year-19.34%
15 Year1.43%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.66
ATR(20)%0.85%
ATR Inc-18.81%
Range Today0.62
ADR(20)0.49
ADR(20)%0.65%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS36.85
Mansfield-0.86
10 Day High76.35
10 Day Low74.21
20 Day High76.35
20 Day Low74.21
52 Week High82.63
52 Week Low72.86
CS1 End75.87
CR1 Start76.55
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.23%
DER(5)0.87%
Volume7.14M
Volume Incr25.03%
Vol(5)3.19M
Vol(50)2.73M