VANGUARD SHORT-TERM BOND ETF (BSV) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSEARCA:BSV - NYSE Arca - US9219378273 - ETF - Currency: USD
Overall BSV gets a technical rating of 5 out of 10. This is due to a decent performance in both the short and longer term time frames. Compared to the overall market however, BSV is a bad performer.
67% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than BSV.
The long term trend is positive and the short term trend is neutral. The long term trend gets the benefit of the doubt for now.
BSV has an average volume of 2313240 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
BSV is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so BSV is lagging the market.
In the last month BSV has a been trading in a tight range between 78.10 and 78.70.
BSV has an average technical rating and the quality of the presented setup is also not ideal 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
74.14
79.66
We found 2 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 76.94 to 78.34. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Support @74.89 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
We found 1 important resistance area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 78.83 to 78.87. 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 | UP | POSITIVE | The long term trend for BSV is up. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for BSV is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 33.84 | NEUTRAL | BSV is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of BSV is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of BSV is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of BSV is above a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 49.04 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for BSV is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.02 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests BSV has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 16.67 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests BSV may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 0.16 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for BSV suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 11.08 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for BSV 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)
NYSEARCA:BSV (7/18/2025, 12:53:09 PM)
78.365
+0.13 (+0.17%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg0.17%
1 Week-0.05%
2 Weeks-0.14%
1 Month0.1%
3 Month-0.03%
6 Month1.18%
12 Month1.45%
2 Year3.37%
3 Year0.98%
5 Year-6.09%
10 Year-2.48%
15 Year-3.93%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.12
ATR(20)%0.16%
ATR Inc-2.38%
Range Today0.07
ADR(20)0.1
ADR(20)%0.12%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS33.84
Mansfield-0.76
10 Day High78.28
10 Day Low78.1
20 Day High78.7
20 Day Low78.1
52 Week High79.02
52 Week Low76.93
CS1 End78.22
CR1 Start78.34
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.04%
DER(5)-2.72%
Volume703.44K
Volume Incr35.1%
Vol(5)2.78M
Vol(50)2.31M