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BGC PARTNERS INC (BGCA) Stock Technical Analysis

NYSE:BGCA - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US05541T4085

25.42  -0.04 (-0.16%)

Technical Rating and Analysis

0

Taking everything into account, BGCA scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. BGCA'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.
61% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than BGCA.
BGCA is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new highs.
Warning: BGCA has an average volume of 8502 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
In the last month BGCA has a been trading in a tight range between 25.40 and 25.68.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
Weekly and Daily overview Charts
BGC PARTNERS INC / BGCA Weekly stock chart
BGC PARTNERS INC / BGCA Daily stock chart
Setup Rating and Analysis

6

Although the technical rating is bad, BGCA does present a nice setup opportunity. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is a support zone below the current price at 25.39, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.

Support and Resistance Analysis

24.84

26.78

We found 1 important support area.

  • A support zone ranging from 25.09 to 25.39. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.

2 important resistance areas can be observed.

  • A resistance zone ranging from 25.43 to 26.04. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
  • A resistance zone ranging from 26.47 to 26.51. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
Technical Indicator Signal Analysis

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.

IndicatorValueSignalComment
ChartMill Long Term Trend IndicatorDOWNNEGATIVEThe long term trend for BGCA is down.
ChartMill Short Term Trend IndicatorDOWNNEGATIVEThe short term trend for BGCA is down.
ChartMill Relative Strength39.95NEUTRALBGCA is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market.
Simple Moving Average/SMA (20)DOWNNEGATIVEThe current price of BGCA is below a declining SMA(20).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (50)DOWNNEGATIVEThe current price of BGCA is below a declining SMA(50).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (200)DOWNNEGATIVEThe current price of BGCA is below a declining SMA(200).
Relative Strength Index/RSI (14)38.92NEUTRALThe RSI value for BGCA is a neutral value.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9)0.01POSITIVEThe MACD value suggests BGCA has a positive trend.
Stochastics (14,3)17.02OVERSOLDThe low Stochastics value suggests BGCA may be oversold.
Average True Range in percent/ATR (20)0.24LOW VOLATILITYThe low ATR as a percentage value for BGCA suggests low volalility.
Chart- and CandleStick Pattern Analysis
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)
BGC PARTNERS INC / BGCA Daily stock chart

BGC PARTNERS INC

NYSE:BGCA (8/27/2018, 8:23:00 PM)

25.42

-0.04 (-0.16%)

Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg-0.16%
1 Week0.08%
2 Weeks-0.16%
1 Month-0.55%
3 Month-0.78%
6 Month-0.51%
12 Month-2.16%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.06
ATR(20)%0.24%
ATR Inc-24.1%
Range Today0.04
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
CRS39.95
Mansfield-0.87
10 Day High25.55
10 Day Low25.4
20 Day High25.68
20 Day Low25.4
52 Week High26.58
52 Week Low25.25
CS1 End25.39
CR1 Start25.43
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1%
DER(5)-2.68%
Volume15.80K
Volume Incr63.89%
Vol(5)14.34K
Vol(50)8.50K