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Ancestry.Com (ACOM) Stock Technical Analysis

NASDAQ:ACOM - Nasdaq -

32.05  +0.05 (+0.16%)

After market: 32.03 -0.02 (-0.06%)

Technical Rating and Analysis

10

Taking everything into account, ACOM scores 10 out of 10 in our technical rating. In the last year, ACOM was one of the better performers in the market. There are positive signs in the very recent evolution, but the medium term picture is slightly mixed.

The long and short term trends are both positive. This is looking good!
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that ACOM is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 84% of all stocks. We also observe that the gains produced by ACOM over the past year are nicely spread over this period.
ACOM is currently trading in the upper part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index is also trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so ACOM is performing more or less in line with the market.
ACOM has an average volume of 1448430 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
In the last month ACOM has a been trading in a tight range between 31.44 and 32.05.
Weekly and Daily overview Charts
Ancestry.Com / ACOM Weekly stock chart
Ancestry.Com / ACOM Daily stock chart
Setup Rating and Analysis

5

Although ACOM has an excellent technical rating, the quality of the presented setup is not ideal 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.

Support and Resistance Analysis

28.21

33.81

We found 3 important support areas.

  • A support zone ranging from 31.34 to 31.99. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
  • Support @30.08 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
  • Support @28.49 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.

When analyzing the resistance we notice one important area.

  • Resistance @33.48 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
Technical Indicator Signal Analysis

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.

IndicatorValueSignalComment
ChartMill Long Term Trend IndicatorUPPOSITIVEThe long term trend for ACOM is up.
ChartMill Short Term Trend IndicatorUPPOSITIVEThe short term trend for ACOM is up.
ChartMill Relative Strength84.07POSITIVEACOM has a high relative strength, it outperformed 84.07% off all stocks on the market.
Simple Moving Average/SMA (20)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of ACOM is above the rising SMA(20).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (50)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of ACOM is above the rising SMA(50).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (200)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of ACOM is above the rising SMA(200).
Relative Strength Index/RSI (14)69.28NEUTRALThe RSI value for ACOM is a neutral value.
Average True Range in percent/ATR (20)0.31LOW VOLATILITYThe low ATR as a percentage value for ACOM suggests low volalility.
Chart- and CandleStick Pattern Analysis
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)
Ancestry.Com / ACOM Daily stock chart

Ancestry.Com

NASDAQ:ACOM (12/28/2012, 4:47:09 PM)

After market: 32.03 -0.02 (-0.06%)

32.05

+0.05 (+0.16%)

Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg0.16%
1 Week0.09%
2 Weeks0.53%
1 Month1.71%
3 Month6.55%
6 Month16.42%
12 Month39.59%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.09
ATR(20)%0.31%
ATR Inc-44.2%
Range Today0.05
ADR(20)N/A
ADR(20)%N/A
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS84.07
Mansfield1.23
10 Day High32.05
10 Day Low31.44
20 Day High32.05
20 Day Low31.44
52 Week High33.8
52 Week Low20.75
CS1 End31.99
CR1 Start33.48
Volume & EV
DER(3)4.06%
DER(5)3.07%
Volume2.63M
Volume Incr44.16%
Vol(5)1.51M
Vol(50)1.45M