ADDUS HOMECARE CORP (ADUS) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:ADUS - Nasdaq - US0067391062 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall ADUS gets a technical rating of 2 out of 10. ADUS's overall performance in the market is below average. Also recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, ADUS is a bad performer in the overall market: 68% of all stocks are doing better.
In the last month ADUS has a been trading in the 109.43 - 117.03 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Both the short term and long term trends are neutral. So this is not the most entertaining stock around.
ADUS is part of the Health Care Providers & Services industry. There are 103 other stocks in this industry, ADUS did better than 57% of them.
ADUS is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so ADUS is lagging the market.
Although the technical rating is bad, ADUS does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a support zone below the current price at 109.42, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
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When analyzing the support we can see 2 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 108.24 to 109.42. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @92.00 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
3 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 110.49 to 115.12. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @118.00 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @133.58 from a horizontal line in the weekly 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for ADUS is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for ADUS is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 32.93 | NEUTRAL | ADUS is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of ADUS is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | MIXED | The current price of ADUS is below the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of ADUS is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 42.97 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for ADUS is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.51 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests ADUS has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 14.08 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests ADUS may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.53 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for ADUS suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 17.63 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for ADUS 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)
109.43
-2.32 (-2.08%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryHealth Care Providers & Services
Performance
% Chg-2.08%
1 Week-2.36%
2 Weeks-5%
1 Month-2.99%
3 Month8.08%
6 Month-18.26%
12 Month-7.9%
2 Year19.5%
3 Year17.91%
5 Year13.5%
10 Year303.21%
15 Year1972.54%
Volatility
ATR(14)2.7
ATR(20)%2.53%
ATR Inc-20.29%
Range Today2.8
ADR(20)2.74
ADR(20)%2.5%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS32.93
Mansfield-1.35
10 Day High115.56
10 Day Low109.43
20 Day High117.03
20 Day Low109.43
52 Week High136.72
52 Week Low88.96
CS1 End109.42
CR1 Start110.49
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.13%
DER(5)0.8%
Volume141.50K
Volume Incr-24.42%
Vol(5)125.34K
Vol(50)162.94K