Alleghany Corp (Y) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:Y - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US0171751003 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 8 out of 10 to Y. Both in the recent history as in the last year, Y has proven to be a steady performer, scoring decent points in every aspect analyzed.
Both the short term and long term trends are positive. This is a very positive sign.
Y is one of the better performing stocks in the Insurance industry, it outperforms 93% of 144 stocks in the same industry.
Y is currently trading near its 52 week high, which is a good sign. The S&P500 Index however is also trading near new highs, which makes the performance in line with the market.
Looking at the yearly performance, Y did better than 91% of all other stocks. However, this overall performance is mostly based on the strong move around 7 months ago.
In the last month Y has a been trading in a tight range between 839.37 and 848.00.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
Although Y has an excellent technical rating, it does not offer a high 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
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868.61
2 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 829.84 to 844.55. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Support @678.05 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice one important area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 847.90 to 860.01. 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
CRS91.87
Mansfield2.35
10 Day High848
10 Day Low841.05
20 Day High848
20 Day Low839.37
52 Week High862.87
52 Week Low585.1
Performance
1 Week0.69%
2 Weeks0.54%
1 Month0.59%
3 Month1.27%
6 Month1.5%
12 Month24.34%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
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)0.46
RSI(14)66.7
LBB838.57
UBB847.48
847.79
0.01 (0%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryInsurance
Performance
% Chg0%
1 Week0.69%
2 Weeks0.54%
1 Month0.59%
3 Month1.27%
6 Month1.5%
12 Month24.34%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)2.02
ATR(20)%0.22%
ATR Inc53.88%
Range Today0.21
ADR(20)N/A
ADR(20)%N/A
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS91.87
Mansfield2.35
10 Day High848
10 Day Low841.05
20 Day High848
20 Day Low839.37
52 Week High862.87
52 Week Low585.1
CS1 End844.55
CR1 Start847.9
Volume & EV
DER(3)-4.09%
DER(5)-2.79%
Volume634.00K
Volume Incr139.87%
Vol(5)214.92K
Vol(50)84.71K