ACACIA RESEARCH CORP (ACTG) Stock Technical Analysis
USA - NASDAQ:ACTG - US0038813079 - Common Stock
3.422 USD
+0 (+0.06%)
Overall ACTG gets a technical rating of 2 out of 10. In the past year, ACTG was a below average performing stock in the market. The medium term picture is also negative, but we see some improvement happening in recent action.
87% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than ACTG.
ACTG is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Financial Services industry. 75% of 99 stocks in the same industry do better.
ACTG is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new highs.
In the last month ACTG has a been trading in the 3.15 - 3.49 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
The long term trend is still negative, but the short term trend is positive, so the stock is getting more and more appreciated by traders and investors.
ACTG has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 3.43. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 3.41, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. Very recently a Pocket Pivot signal was observed. This is another positive sign.
- A Pocket Pivot is a price/volume accumulation pattern. A Pocket Pivot occurs when price moves up with volume higher than the maximum down volume registered in the previous 10 days.
More info and screens
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3.93
3 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 3.32 to 3.41. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 3.22 to 3.24. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 3.14 to 3.15. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
4 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 3.43 to 3.45. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @3.58 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @3.71 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @3.89 from a horizontal 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 ACTG is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for ACTG is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 13.5 | NEGATIVE | ACTG has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 86.5% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of ACTG is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of ACTG is above a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of ACTG is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 55.76 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for ACTG is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.02 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests ACTG has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 72.17 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for ACTG is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.2 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for ACTG suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 10.24 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for ACTG 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)
NASDAQ:ACTG (10/15/2025, 1:22:07 PM)
3.422
+0 (+0.06%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryFinancial Services
Performance
% Chg0.06%
1 Week1.79%
2 Weeks5.23%
1 Month0.59%
3 Month-7.57%
6 Month18.34%
12 Month-27.7%
2 Year-4.74%
3 Year-14.29%
5 Year8.57%
10 Year-48.65%
15 Year-87.15%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.1
ATR(20)%3.2%
ATR Inc-10.83%
Range Today0.06
ADR(20)0.1
ADR(20)%3.05%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS13.5
Mansfield-1.88
10 Day High3.49
10 Day Low3.18
20 Day High3.49
20 Day Low3.15
52 Week High5.36
52 Week Low2.7
CS1 End3.41
CR1 Start3.43
Volume & EV
DER(3)-4.45%
DER(5)-1.7%
Volume67.39K
Volume Incr-24.43%
Vol(5)131.50K
Vol(50)194.47K