ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO-CL A (ANF) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:ANF - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US0028962076 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 1 out of 10 to ANF. ANF'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.
The short term trend is neutral, while the long term trend is still negative. We need to see a little more continued positive action to make this really interesting.
92% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than ANF.
ANF is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Specialty Retail industry. 80% of 121 stocks in the same industry do better.
ANF 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 ANF is lagging the market.
In the last month ANF has a been trading in the 72.53 - 104.99 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Prices have been falling strongly lately, it is better to avoid new long positions here.
ANF has an average volume of 2886540 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
Although the technical rating is bad, ANF does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 78.64. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point.
More info and screens
70.08
165.42
We found 1 important support area.
- Support @70.79 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 4 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 78.64 to 79.22. 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 82.99 to 82.99. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @142.48 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @163.78 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 ANF is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for ANF is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 8.19 | NEGATIVE | ANF has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 91.81% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of ANF is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of ANF is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of ANF is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 44.87 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for ANF is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.41 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests ANF has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 13.03 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests ANF may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 6.62 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for ANF suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 26.05 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for ANF suggests a strong 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)
74.66
-4.09 (-5.19%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustrySpecialty Retail
Performance
% Chg-5.19%
1 Week-10.04%
2 Weeks-4.88%
1 Month-6.28%
3 Month-6.43%
6 Month-47.65%
12 Month-59.87%
2 Year98.14%
3 Year341.25%
5 Year601.69%
10 Year247.09%
15 Year143.27%
Volatility
ATR(14)5.45
ATR(20)%6.62%
ATR Inc-42.39%
Range Today4.72
ADR(20)4.22
ADR(20)%5.65%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS8.19
Mansfield-4.29
10 Day High84.01
10 Day Low74.16
20 Day High104.99
20 Day Low72.53
52 Week High189
52 Week Low65.4
CS1 End70.79
CR1 Start78.64
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.17%
DER(5)0.14%
Volume2.08M
Volume Incr-39.94%
Vol(5)2.23M
Vol(50)2.89M