ALLIANCEBERSTEIN NTL MUNI (AFB) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:AFB - US01864U1060
10.37 USD
-0.05 (-0.48%)
Overall AFB gets a technical rating of 4 out of 10. In the past year, AFB 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.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, AFB is a bad performer in the overall market: 78% of all stocks are doing better.
AFB 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.
The long term trend is still neutral, but the short term trend is positive, so the stock is getting more and more appreciated by traders and investors.
In the last month AFB has a been trading in a tight range between 10.12 and 10.45.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
AFB has only a medium technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 10.43. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 10.33, 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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2 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 10.11 to 10.33. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 9.88 to 9.92. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 3 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 10.43 to 10.45. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @10.71 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @11.79 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 AFB is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for AFB is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 22.22 | NEGATIVE | AFB has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 77.78% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of AFB is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of AFB is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of AFB is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 59.51 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for AFB is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.01 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests AFB has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 76.25 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for AFB is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 0.95 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for AFB suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 16.69 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for AFB 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)
NYSE:AFB (8/28/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
10.37
-0.05 (-0.48%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg-0.48%
1 Week2.07%
2 Weeks1.47%
1 Month2.27%
3 Month0.19%
6 Month-8.23%
12 Month-9.04%
2 Year-0.38%
3 Year-9.43%
5 Year-23.92%
10 Year-20.35%
15 Year-30.07%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.1
ATR(20)%0.95%
ATR Inc50.23%
Range Today0.09
ADR(20)0.09
ADR(20)%0.9%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS22.22
Mansfield-1.32
10 Day High10.45
10 Day Low10.12
20 Day High10.45
20 Day Low10.12
52 Week High11.95
52 Week Low9.78
CS1 End10.33
CR1 Start10.43
Volume & EV
DER(3)2.96%
DER(5)2.73%
Volume51.08K
Volume Incr110.59%
Vol(5)134.65K
Vol(50)80.21K