ACADIA HEALTHCARE CO INC (ACHC) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:ACHC - Nasdaq - US00404A1097 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, ACHC scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. 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.
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.
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 103 other stocks in this industry, of which 80% 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 20.83 - 25.04 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
ACHC has an average volume of 1847160 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
ACHC has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately. We notice that large players showed an interest for ACHC in the last couple of days, which is a good sign.
- Behavior of large players is measured by the Effective Volume indicator. This indicator inspects the 1 minute timeframe looking for high volume transactions.
More info and screens
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24.94
2 important support areas can be observed.
- Support @21.09 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 20.60 to 20.60. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 2 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 23.16 to 23.22. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for ACHC is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 4.31 | NEGATIVE | ACHC has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 95.69% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of ACHC is below a declining 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) | 45.3 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for ACHC is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.12 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests ACHC has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 22.63 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for ACHC is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 4.24 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for ACHC suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 12.09 | 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)
21.76
+0.39 (+1.82%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryHealth Care Providers & Services
Performance
% Chg1.82%
1 Week-2.25%
2 Weeks-1.27%
1 Month-9.78%
3 Month-8.72%
6 Month-48.14%
12 Month-69.6%
2 Year-71.78%
3 Year-73.44%
5 Year-29.6%
10 Year-70.2%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.91
ATR(20)%4.24%
ATR Inc-0.04%
Range Today1.03
ADR(20)0.9
ADR(20)%4.14%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS4.31
Mansfield-4.86
10 Day High23.13
10 Day Low20.83
20 Day High25.04
20 Day Low20.83
52 Week High82.41
52 Week Low20.35
CS1 End21.09
CR1 Start23.16
Volume & EV
DER(3)2.01%
DER(5)3.1%
Volume3.37M
Volume Incr37.18%
Vol(5)2.20M
Vol(50)1.85M