CITIZENS INC (CIA) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:CIA - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US1747401008 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall CIA gets a technical rating of 4 out of 10. CIA has been an average performer in the overall market. Recently some decent action could be observed, but in the medium term time frame this is still negative.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days, which is not what you would like to see during a strong up movement.
The long term trend is still neutral, but the short term trend is positive, so the stock is getting more and more appreciated by traders and investors.
CIA is one of the better performing stocks in the Insurance industry, it outperforms 88% of 143 stocks in the same industry.
In the last month CIA has a been trading in the 3.25 - 4.20 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
Looking at the yearly performance, CIA did better than 78% of all other stocks. However, this overall performance is mostly based on the strong move around 10 months ago.
CIA is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so CIA is lagging the market.
Prices have been rising strongly lately, it may be a good idea to wait for a consolidation or pullback before considering an entry.
CIA has an average technical rating and it also does not offer a high quality setup 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
3.30
5.38
2 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 3.61 to 3.69. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- Support @3.33 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
3 important resistance areas can be observed.
- Resistance @4.19 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @4.79 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @5.33 from a trend 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for CIA is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for CIA is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 78.6 | POSITIVE | CIA has a high relative strength, it outperformed 78.6% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of CIA is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of CIA is above a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | MIXED | The current price of CIA is below the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 65.88 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for CIA is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.09 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests CIA has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 94.72 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests CIA may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.96 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for CIA suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 19.87 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for CIA 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)
4.09
-0.09 (-2.15%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryInsurance
Performance
% Chg-2.15%
1 Week14.89%
2 Weeks19.59%
1 Month17.87%
3 Month-4.66%
6 Month-12.79%
12 Month45.04%
2 Year59.14%
3 Year5.68%
5 Year-28.75%
10 Year-39.59%
15 Year-38.77%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.15
ATR(20)%3.96%
ATR Inc17.99%
Range Today0.17
ADR(20)0.16
ADR(20)%3.93%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS78.6
Mansfield-0.94
10 Day High4.2
10 Day Low3.25
20 Day High4.2
20 Day Low3.25
52 Week High5.95
52 Week Low2.33
CS1 End3.69
CR1 Start4.19
Volume & EV
DER(3)-2.26%
DER(5)-1.31%
Volume144.70K
Volume Incr-63.91%
Vol(5)178.66K
Vol(50)279.86K