Taking everything into account, AMSF scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. AMSF'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.
- 84% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than AMSF.
- AMSF is part of the Insurance industry. There are 146 other stocks in this industry, of which 78% are performing better than AMSF.
- AMSF is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new 52 week highs at the moment.
- In the last month AMSF has a been trading in the 36.89 - 39.72 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
AMSF has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is very little resistance above the current price. There is a support zone below the current price at 37.82, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for AMSF 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.
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3 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 37.76 to 37.82. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- Support @37.13 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @36.54 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
We can see 5 important resistance areas.
- Resistance @40.19 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 41.58 to 42.15. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @44.57 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @46.03 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @48.22 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 AMSF is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for AMSF is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 16.21 | NEGATIVE | AMSF has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 83.79% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of AMSF is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of AMSF is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of AMSF is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 46.43 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for AMSF is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.03 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests AMSF has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 36.96 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for AMSF is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for AMSF suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 18.56 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for AMSF suggests a weak or negative trend. |
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AMERISAFE INC / AMSF FAQ
What is the technical rating for AMSF stock?
ChartMill assigns a technical rating of 0 / 10 to AMSF.
What is the trend direction for AMSF stock?
The current trend direction for AMERISAFE INC (AMSF) is Bearish.
What is the RSI signal for AMERISAFE INC (AMSF) stock?
AMERISAFE INC (AMSF) has an RSI value of 46.4293. This indicates that the stock is currently neutral.
What is the short term momentum for AMSF stock?
The short term momentum for AMERISAFE INC (AMSF) is negative.
What is the buy/sell signal for AMSF stock?
The buy/sell signal for AMERISAFE INC (AMSF) is sell as both the short term and long term trends are negative.