AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC (AMN) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:AMN - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US0017441017 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall AMN gets a technical rating of 1 out of 10. AMN's overall performance in the market is below average. Also recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
95% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than AMN.
AMN is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Health Care Providers & Services industry. 85% of 102 stocks in the same industry do better.
AMN is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. The S&P500 Index is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so AMN is lagging the market.
In the last month AMN has a been trading in the 19.57 - 23.74 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
The technical rating of AMN 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
19.88
28.34
When analyzing the resistance we notice 5 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 20.80 to 21.06. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 21.45 to 22.03. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 22.69 to 22.94. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @25.31 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @28.06 from a horizontal line in the daily 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 AMN is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for AMN is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 5.84 | NEGATIVE | AMN has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 94.16% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | MIXED | The current price of AMN is below the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of AMN is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of AMN is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 42.25 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for AMN is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.21 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests AMN has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 6.93 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests AMN may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 4.88 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for AMN suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 14.45 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for AMN 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)
20.08
+0.03 (+0.15%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryHealth Care Providers & Services
Performance
% Chg0.15%
1 Week-4.79%
2 Weeks-9.18%
1 Month2.4%
3 Month-24.08%
6 Month-23.59%
12 Month-62.96%
2 Year-81.6%
3 Year-81.7%
5 Year-55.61%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.75
ATR(20)%4.88%
ATR Inc-18.51%
Range Today0.54
ADR(20)0.91
ADR(20)%4.55%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS5.84
Mansfield-4.4
10 Day High22.11
10 Day Low19.95
20 Day High23.74
20 Day Low19.57
52 Week High70.07
52 Week Low17.45
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start20.8
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.27%
DER(5)-0.18%
Volume646.30K
Volume Incr-7.01%
Vol(5)769.22K
Vol(50)867.44K