ACADIA HEALTHCARE CO INC (ACHC) Stock Technical Analysis
USA - NASDAQ:ACHC - US00404A1097 - Common Stock
22.14 USD
+0.07 (+0.32%)
21.6 USD
-0.54 (-2.44%)
Taking everything into account, ACHC scores 1 out of 10 in our technical rating. ACHC'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 long term trend is still negative, but the short term trend is neutral. It is advised to wait a little bit longer to see how this turns out.
95% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than ACHC.
ACHC is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Health Care Providers & Services industry. 81% of 101 stocks in the same industry do better.
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.
ACHC has an average volume of 2628770 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
In the last month ACHC has a been trading in the 20.91 - 24.42 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
Although the technical rating is bad, ACHC does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a support zone below the current price at 22.02, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for ACHC in the last couple of days, which is a good sign. Another positive sign is the recent Pocket Pivot signal.
- Behavior of large players is measured by the Effective Volume indicator. This indicator inspects the 1 minute timeframe looking for high volume transactions.
- 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
20.84
23.96
2 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 21.88 to 22.02. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- Support @21.05 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
We can see 3 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 22.28 to 22.54. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @23.11 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 23.72 to 23.72. 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for ACHC is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 5.55 | NEGATIVE | ACHC has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 94.45% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | MIXED | The current price of ACHC is below the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of ACHC is above a declining 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) | 50.55 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for ACHC is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.09 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests ACHC has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 32.39 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for ACHC is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 4.47 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for ACHC suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 12.73 | 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)
22.14
+0.07 (+0.32%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryHealth Care Providers & Services
Performance
% Chg0.32%
1 Week1.89%
2 Weeks-6.66%
1 Month3.36%
3 Month2.69%
6 Month-22.83%
12 Month-71.02%
2 Year-68.51%
3 Year-71.68%
5 Year-24.9%
10 Year-66.59%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)1.06
ATR(20)%4.47%
ATR Inc-43.53%
Range Today0.5
ADR(20)0.95
ADR(20)%4.29%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS5.55
Mansfield-3.96
10 Day High23.99
10 Day Low20.91
20 Day High24.42
20 Day Low20.91
52 Week High77.49
52 Week Low17.13
CS1 End22.02
CR1 Start22.28
Volume & EV
DER(3)8.32%
DER(5)8.15%
Volume18.79M
Volume Incr140.15%
Vol(5)5.75M
Vol(50)2.63M