SAUL CENTERS INC (BFS) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:BFS - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US8043951016 - REIT - Currency: USD
Overall BFS gets a technical rating of 2 out of 10. In the past year, BFS was a below average performing stock in the market. The medium term picture is also negative, but we see some improvement happening in recent action.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, BFS is a bad performer in the overall market: 72% of all stocks are doing better.
BFS is part of the Diversified REITs industry. There are 129 other stocks in this industry, of which 60% are performing better than BFS.
BFS is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so BFS is lagging the market.
In the last month BFS has a been trading in the 31.25 - 34.74 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
The long term trend is still negative, but the short term trend is positive, so the stock is getting more and more appreciated by traders and investors.
Although the technical rating is bad, BFS 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 34.64. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 34.24, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. Another positive sign is the recent Pocket Pivot signal.
- A Pocket Pivot is a price/volume accumulation pattern. A Pocket Pivot occurs when price moves up with volume higher than the maximum down volume registered in the previous 10 days.
More info and screens
31.88
41.44
We found 2 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 33.59 to 34.24. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 32.20 to 32.54. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We can see 3 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 34.64 to 35.07. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 37.08 to 37.46. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Strong resistance @41.03 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 BFS is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for BFS is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 28.19 | NEGATIVE | BFS has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 71.81% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of BFS is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of BFS is above a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of BFS is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 56.32 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for BFS is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.15 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests BFS has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 87 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests BFS may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.56 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for BFS suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 16.86 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for BFS 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)
34.35
+0.21 (+0.62%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorReal Estate
GICS IndustryDiversified REITs
Performance
% Chg0.62%
1 Week1.99%
2 Weeks5.43%
1 Month4.44%
3 Month-7.29%
6 Month-14%
12 Month-5.5%
2 Year-6.73%
3 Year-27.09%
5 Year6.45%
10 Year-30.17%
15 Year-15.46%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.83
ATR(20)%2.56%
ATR Inc-30.23%
Range Today0.57
ADR(20)0.84
ADR(20)%2.45%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS28.19
Mansfield-1.28
10 Day High34.74
10 Day Low31.92
20 Day High34.74
20 Day Low31.25
52 Week High42.39
52 Week Low31.25
CS1 End34.24
CR1 Start34.64
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.78%
DER(5)-0.48%
Volume36.80K
Volume Incr42.99%
Vol(5)68.44K
Vol(50)54.53K