A.H. Belo Corp (AHC) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:AHC -
7.56
-0.1 (-1.31%)
7.6
+0.04 (+0.53%)
We assign a technical rating of 2 out of 10 to AHC. Recently some decent action could be observed, but in the medium term time frame this is still negative. AHC was also a bad performer in the overall market in the last year.
83% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than AHC.
In the last month AHC has a been trading in the 6.51 - 7.69 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
The short term trend is positive, while the long term trend is still negative. So this is evolving in the right direction, but it may need some more time to really turn around the trend.
AHC is part of the Media industry. There are 98 other stocks in this industry, AHC did better than 50% of them.
AHC is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so AHC is lagging the market.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
The technical rating of AHC is bad and it also does not present a 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
6.55
9.02
We found 2 important support areas.
- Support @6.84 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 6.62 to 6.71. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 2 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 7.65 to 7.69. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @8.93 from a trend 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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for AHC is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for AHC is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 17.6 | NEGATIVE | AHC has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 82.4% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of AHC is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of AHC is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of AHC is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 55.14 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for AHC is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.14 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests AHC has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 95.03 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests AHC may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 4.35 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for AHC suggests some 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)
7.56
-0.1 (-1.31%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorCommunication Services
GICS IndustryMedia
Performance
% Chg-1.31%
1 Week-0.13%
2 Weeks14.03%
1 Month4.42%
3 Month-11.27%
6 Month25.17%
12 Month12.5%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.25
ATR(20)%4.35%
ATR Inc-61.36%
Range Today0.18
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
CRS17.6
Mansfield-0.67
10 Day High7.69
10 Day Low6.56
20 Day High7.69
20 Day Low6.51
52 Week High12.64
52 Week Low5.28
CS1 End6.84
CR1 Start7.65
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.08%
DER(5)0.63%
Volume18.70K
Volume Incr-58.67%
Vol(5)28.96K
Vol(50)84.69K