ACADIA HEALTHCARE CO INC (ACHC) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:ACHC - Nasdaq - US00404A1097 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall ACHC gets a technical rating of 0 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.
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 102 other stocks in this industry, of which 89% are performing better than ACHC.
ACHC is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. ACHC is lagging the S&P500 Index which is trading in the middle of its 52 week range.
In the last month ACHC has a been trading in the 20.36 - 30.17 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
ACHC has an average volume of 2757890 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
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
23.08
33.51
When analyzing the resistance we notice 4 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 23.32 to 23.40. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @26.85 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @30.57 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @33.18 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS4.53
Mansfield-5.5
10 Day High23.95
10 Day Low20.36
20 Day High30.17
20 Day Low20.36
52 Week High82.41
52 Week Low20.36
Performance
1 Week5.24%
2 Weeks-2.51%
1 Month-17.86%
3 Month-48.33%
6 Month-44.53%
12 Month-64.75%
2 Year-67%
3 Year-67.25%
5 Year-18.52%
10 Year-68.56%
15 YearN/A
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)
Technical Indicators
MACD(12,26,9)0.29
RSI(14)39.84
LBB19.97
UBB25.82
23.31
+0.53 (+2.33%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryHealth Care Providers & Services
Performance
% Chg2.33%
1 Week5.24%
2 Weeks-2.51%
1 Month-17.86%
3 Month-48.33%
6 Month-44.53%
12 Month-64.75%
2 Year-67%
3 Year-67.25%
5 Year-18.52%
10 Year-68.56%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)1.37
ATR(20)%6.92%
ATR Inc-47.29%
Range Today0.82
ADR(20)1.52
ADR(20)%6.53%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS4.53
Mansfield-5.5
10 Day High23.95
10 Day Low20.36
20 Day High30.17
20 Day Low20.36
52 Week High82.41
52 Week Low20.36
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start23.32
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.22%
DER(5)1.35%
Volume1.94M
Volume Incr-7.17%
Vol(5)2.93M
Vol(50)2.76M