Ardagh Group SA (ARD) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:ARD - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - - Currency: USD
Overall ARD gets a technical rating of 5 out of 10. Although ARD is scoring some points because its good overall performance in the market in the past year, recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
In the last month ARD has a been trading in the 23.72 - 26.23 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Prices have been consolidating recently, but much resistance may still be present above.
Looking at the yearly performance, ARD did better than 82% of all other stocks. We also observe that the gains produced by ARD over the past year are nicely spread over this period.
ARD is part of the Containers & Packaging industry. There are 22 other stocks in this industry. ARD outperforms 95% of them.
ARD is currently trading in the upper part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index is also trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so ARD is performing more or less in line with the market.
The long term trend is neutral, but the short term trend is negative. Better to stay away from this!
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
ARD has only a medium technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately.
More info and screens
22.75
28.16
When analyzing the support we can see 3 important areas.
- Support @24.39 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Support @23.52 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 22.98 to 22.98. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 3 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 25.02 to 25.41. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @27.16 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 27.88 to 27.88. 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for ARD is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for ARD is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 82.33 | POSITIVE | ARD has a high relative strength, it outperformed 82.33% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of ARD is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | MIXED | The current price of ARD is below the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of ARD is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 45.49 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for ARD is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.05 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests ARD has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 33.18 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for ARD is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.77 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for ARD 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)
24.75
+0.63 (+2.61%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryContainers & Packaging
Performance
% Chg2.61%
1 Week-2.98%
2 Weeks3.3%
1 Month-4.92%
3 Month-0.76%
6 Month-5.03%
12 Month79.74%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.77
ATR(20)%2.77%
ATR Inc8.17%
Range Today0.8
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
CRS82.33
Mansfield0.25
10 Day High25.94
10 Day Low23.75
20 Day High26.23
20 Day Low23.72
52 Week High28.33
52 Week Low13.65
CS1 End24.39
CR1 Start25.02
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.87%
DER(5)-0.17%
Volume354.60K
Volume Incr123.77%
Vol(5)391.40K
Vol(50)161.07K