ACADIA HEALTHCARE CO INC (ACHC) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:ACHC - Nasdaq - US00404A1097 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 3 out of 10 to ACHC. 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.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, ACHC is a bad performer in the overall market: 96% of all stocks are doing better.
ACHC is part of the Health Care Providers & Services industry. There are 103 other stocks in this industry, of which 79% 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 20.35 - 25.04 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
ACHC has an average volume of 2275680 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.
ACHC has a poor technical rating and the quality of the setup is also not perfect 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
20.39
33.07
We found 1 important support area.
- A support zone ranging from 20.60 to 20.85. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
2 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 24.37 to 24.69. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @32.74 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
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 | 4.86 | NEGATIVE | ACHC has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 95.14% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of ACHC is above the rising 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) | 60.34 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for ACHC is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.37 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests ACHC has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 90.71 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests ACHC may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.98 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for ACHC suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 23.05 | NEUTRAL | The ADX value for ACHC suggests a possible start of a new 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)
24.36
-0.33 (-1.34%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryHealth Care Providers & Services
Performance
% Chg-1.34%
1 Week4.28%
2 Weeks10.45%
1 Month6.98%
3 Month-6.85%
6 Month-45.77%
12 Month-63.74%
2 Year-69.18%
3 Year-70.62%
5 Year-18.28%
10 Year-69.47%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)1
ATR(20)%3.98%
ATR Inc-4.17%
Range Today0.78
ADR(20)0.94
ADR(20)%3.88%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS4.86
Mansfield-4.76
10 Day High25.04
10 Day Low21.62
20 Day High25.04
20 Day Low20.35
52 Week High82.41
52 Week Low20.35
CS1 End20.85
CR1 Start24.37
Volume & EV
DER(3)-2.37%
DER(5)-0.63%
Volume1.36M
Volume Incr-24.27%
Vol(5)1.67M
Vol(50)2.28M