ACADIA HEALTHCARE CO INC (ACHC) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:ACHC - US00404A1097 - Common Stock
22.08 USD
+0.53 (+2.46%)
Taking everything into account, ACHC scores 2 out of 10 in our technical rating. Recently some decent action could be observed, but in the medium term time frame this is still negative. ACHC was also a bad performer in the overall market in the last year.
96% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than ACHC.
ACHC is part of the Health Care Providers & Services industry. There are 101 other stocks in this industry, of which 81% are performing better than ACHC.
ACHC is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new 52 week highs at the moment.
In the last month ACHC has a been trading in the 17.13 - 22.68 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
ACHC has an average volume of 2103950 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The short term trend is positive, while the long term trend is still negative. So this is evolving in the right direction, but it may need some more time to really turn around the trend.
The technical rating of ACHC is bad and it also does not present a 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
21.19
24.94
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 21.40 to 21.87. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 2 important areas.
- Resistance @22.79 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 24.36 to 24.69. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
The Technical Rating and Setup analysis above combine different indicators and trends in different timeframes. Individual signals from indicators may give more contradictive signals and should always be interpreted in the more global context.
| Indicator | Value | Signal | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChartMill Long Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for ACHC is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for ACHC is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 4.48 | NEGATIVE | ACHC has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 95.52% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of ACHC is above a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of ACHC is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of ACHC is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 50.86 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for ACHC is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.26 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests ACHC has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 87.78 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests ACHC may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 4.98 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for ACHC suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 12.25 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for ACHC suggests a weak or negative trend. |
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)
NASDAQ:ACHC (8/27/2025, 1:33:48 PM)
22.08
+0.53 (+2.46%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryHealth Care Providers & Services
Performance
% Chg2.46%
1 Week-0.19%
2 Weeks6%
1 Month-3.19%
3 Month-4.81%
6 Month-28.12%
12 Month-73.7%
2 Year-72.05%
3 Year-73.7%
5 Year-30.28%
10 Year-70.49%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.87
ATR(20)%4.98%
ATR Inc-42.51%
Range Today0.72
ADR(20)1.05
ADR(20)%4.74%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS4.48
Mansfield-4.54
10 Day High22.69
10 Day Low19.58
20 Day High22.69
20 Day Low17.13
52 Week High79.83
52 Week Low17.13
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start22.79
Volume & EV
DER(3)8.38%
DER(5)8.52%
Volume1.20M
Volume Incr-31.82%
Vol(5)1.73M
Vol(50)2.10M