AMERIGAS PARTNERS L P (APU) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:APU - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. -
We assign a technical rating of 0 out of 10 to APU. APU'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 negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, APU is a bad performer in the overall market: 77% of all stocks are doing better.
In the last month APU has a been trading in the 30.91 - 34.44 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
APU 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 APU is lagging the market slightly.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
APU has a poor technical rating and the quality of the setup is also only medium 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
30.66
35.69
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 30.97 to 31.21. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We can see 2 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 32.51 to 33.80. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 35.34 to 35.34. 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 APU is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for APU is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 23.85 | NEGATIVE | APU has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 76.15% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of APU is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of APU is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of APU is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 32 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for APU is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.01 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests APU has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 25.09 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for APU is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.17 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for APU 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)
31.22
-0.73 (-2.28%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg-2.28%
1 Week0.81%
2 Weeks-3.22%
1 Month-7.52%
3 Month-9.56%
6 Month5.47%
12 Month-21%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.77
ATR(20)%2.17%
ATR Inc21.61%
Range Today0.6
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
CRS23.85
Mansfield-1.1
10 Day High32.64
10 Day Low30.91
20 Day High34.44
20 Day Low30.91
52 Week High41
52 Week Low22.75
CS1 End31.21
CR1 Start32.51
Volume & EV
DER(3)-3.36%
DER(5)-3.62%
Volume1.90M
Volume Incr104.08%
Vol(5)2.10M
Vol(50)852.08K