AGNC INVESTMENT CORP (AGNC) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:AGNC - Nasdaq - US00123Q1040 - REIT - Currency: USD
Overall AGNC gets a technical rating of 2 out of 10. In the past year, AGNC 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.
76% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than AGNC.
In the last month AGNC has a been trading in the 8.65 - 9.26 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range where prices have been consolidating recently, this may present a good entry opportunity, but some resistance may be present above.
AGNC has an average volume of 34844600 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
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.
AGNC is part of the Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)" industry. There are 65 other stocks in this industry, AGNC did better than 40% of them.
AGNC is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so AGNC is lagging the market slightly.
Although the technical rating is bad, AGNC does present a nice setup opportunity. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. A pullback is taking place, which may present a nice opportunity for an entry. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 9.07. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 8.99, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for AGNC in the last couple of days, which is a good sign.
- Behavior of large players is measured by the Effective Volume indicator. This indicator inspects the 1 minute timeframe looking for high volume transactions.
More info and screens
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4 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 8.89 to 8.99. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- Support @8.68 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 8.33 to 8.46. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the weekly time frame.
- Support @8.11 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 3 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 9.07 to 9.20. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @10.33 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 10.60 to 10.66. 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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for AGNC is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for AGNC is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 24.53 | NEGATIVE | AGNC has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 75.47% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of AGNC is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of AGNC is above a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of AGNC is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 52.52 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for AGNC is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.01 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests AGNC has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 61.2 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for AGNC is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.08 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for AGNC suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 16.44 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for AGNC 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)
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0 (0%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryMortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)"
Performance
% Chg0%
1 Week-0.77%
2 Weeks2.73%
1 Month3.67%
3 Month-12.91%
6 Month-6.9%
12 Month-6.42%
2 Year-10.76%
3 Year-18.34%
5 Year-29.92%
10 Year-50.79%
15 Year-65.78%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.19
ATR(20)%2.08%
ATR Inc-37.5%
Range Today0.12
ADR(20)0.17
ADR(20)%1.89%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS24.53
Mansfield-1.07
10 Day High9.18
10 Day Low8.65
20 Day High9.26
20 Day Low8.65
52 Week High10.85
52 Week Low7.85
CS1 End8.99
CR1 Start9.07
Volume & EV
DER(3)4.82%
DER(5)3.49%
Volume25.00M
Volume Incr-4.91%
Vol(5)27.98M
Vol(50)34.84M