BGC PARTNERS INC (BGCA) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:BGCA - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US05541T4085
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.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
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.
BGCA has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. 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.
More info and screens
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When analyzing the support we notice one important 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.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 2 important areas.
- 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.
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 BGCA is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for BGCA is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 39.95 | NEUTRAL | BGCA is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of BGCA is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of BGCA is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of BGCA is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 38.92 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for BGCA is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.01 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests BGCA has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 17.02 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests BGCA may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 0.24 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for BGCA suggests low 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)
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