ACADIA HEALTHCARE CO INC (ACHC) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:ACHC - Nasdaq - US00404A1097 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall ACHC gets a technical rating of 1 out of 10. ACHC scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
95% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than ACHC.
ACHC is part of the Health Care Providers & Services industry. There are 102 other stocks in this industry, of which 86% are performing better than ACHC.
ACHC is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. The S&P500 Index is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so ACHC is lagging the market.
In the last month ACHC has a been trading in the 21.30 - 28.48 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Prices have been falling strongly lately, it is better to avoid new long positions here.
ACHC has an average volume of 2702440 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
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
22.73
26.41
2 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 24.73 to 25.09. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 25.95 to 26.15. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages 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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for ACHC is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 5 | NEGATIVE | ACHC has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 95% 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 | NEGATIVE | The current price of ACHC is below 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) | 40.16 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for ACHC is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.11 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests ACHC has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 25 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for ACHC is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 5.69 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for ACHC suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 23.66 | 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)
22.96
-0.55 (-2.34%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryHealth Care Providers & Services
Performance
% Chg-2.34%
1 Week-10.45%
2 Weeks-5.2%
1 Month3.52%
3 Month-42.09%
6 Month-39.94%
12 Month-63.89%
2 Year-67.49%
3 Year-67.74%
5 Year-19.75%
10 Year-69.03%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)1.4
ATR(20)%5.69%
ATR Inc0.38%
Range Today0.76
ADR(20)1.24
ADR(20)%5.38%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS5
Mansfield-5.44
10 Day High28.48
10 Day Low22.57
20 Day High28.48
20 Day Low21.3
52 Week High82.41
52 Week Low20.36
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start24.73
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.93%
DER(5)1.53%
Volume1.58M
Volume Incr-48.8%
Vol(5)1.77M
Vol(50)2.70M