ASTORIA FINL CORP (AF) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:AF - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US0462651045
Taking everything into account, AF scores 10 out of 10 in our technical rating. Both in the recent history as in the last year, AF has proven to be a steady performer, scoring decent points in every aspect analyzed.
Both the short term and long term trends are positive. This is a very positive sign.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that AF is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 86% of all stocks. On top of that, AF also shows a nice and consistent pattern of rising prices.
AF is currently trading near its 52 week high, which is a good sign. The S&P500 Index is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, but not near new highs, so AF is leading the market.
In the last month AF has a been trading in the 18.40 - 21.90 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
Although AF has an excellent technical rating, it does not offer a high quality setup 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
18.32
21.72
When analyzing the support we can see 3 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 20.70 to 20.89. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 19.80 to 20.08. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 18.51 to 18.99. 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 | UP | POSITIVE | The long term trend for AF is up. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for AF is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 86.39 | POSITIVE | AF has a high relative strength, it outperformed 86.39% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of AF is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of AF is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of AF is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 72.67 | OVERBOUGHT | The high RSI value suggests AF may be overbought. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.2 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests AF has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 89.33 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests AF may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.98 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for AF suggests low volalility. |
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)
21.5
-0.13 (-0.6%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg-0.6%
1 Week3.42%
2 Weeks9.03%
1 Month9.75%
3 Month6.7%
6 Month4.83%
12 Month47.26%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.38
ATR(20)%1.98%
ATR Inc3.47%
Range Today0.45
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
CRS86.39
Mansfield0.7
10 Day High21.9
10 Day Low19.77
20 Day High21.9
20 Day Low18.4
52 Week High21.9
52 Week Low14.11
CS1 End20.89
CR1 StartN/A
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.94%
DER(5)1.69%
Volume16.92M
Volume Incr562.5%
Vol(5)4.21M
Vol(50)999.81K