ASTORIA FINL CORP (AF) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:AF - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US0462651045
Overall AF gets a technical rating of 10 out of 10. 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. This is a good sign, certainly because the S&P500 Index is not trading near new highs.
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
We found 3 important support 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.
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
Performance
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
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)0.2
RSI(14)72.67
LBB18.99
UBB22.03
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