CRAWFORD & CO -CL B (CRD.B) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:CRD.B - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US2246331076 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 4 out of 10 to CRD.B. In the past year, CRD.B was only an average performing stock in the market. The medium term picture is unclear, although we see some positive events in recent action.
Warning: CRD.B has an average volume of 7457 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
CRD.B is part of the Insurance industry. There are 144 other stocks in this industry. CRD.B outperforms 71% of them.
In the last month CRD.B has a been trading in the 9.16 - 10.81 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
Both the short term and long term trends are neutral. So this is not the most entertaining stock around.
When compared to the yearly performance of all other stocks, CRD.B outperforms 69% of them, which is more or less in line with the market.
CRD.B is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so CRD.B is lagging the market.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
Although the technical rating is only medium, CRD.B does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a support zone below the current price at 10.15, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for CRD.B in the last couple of days, which is a good sign. Very recently a Pocket Pivot signal was observed. This is another positive sign.
- Behavior of large players is measured by the Effective Volume indicator. This indicator inspects the 1 minute timeframe looking for high volume transactions.
- 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
9.19
12.16
We found 2 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 10.03 to 10.15. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 9.28 to 9.39. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We can see 4 important resistance areas.
- Resistance @10.68 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 10.89 to 10.91. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @11.46 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 11.98 to 12.04. 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for CRD.B is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for CRD.B is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 69.48 | NEUTRAL | CRD.B is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of CRD.B is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | MIXED | The current price of CRD.B is below the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of CRD.B is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 50.5 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for CRD.B is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.09 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests CRD.B has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 86.8 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests CRD.B may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 5.55 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for CRD.B suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 13.6 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for CRD.B 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)
10.2
-0.53 (-4.94%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryInsurance
Performance
% Chg-4.94%
1 Week4.83%
2 Weeks0.89%
1 Month4.19%
3 Month-7.94%
6 Month-9.33%
12 Month27.34%
2 Year8.63%
3 Year44.68%
5 Year45.09%
10 Year21%
15 Year222.79%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.61
ATR(20)%5.55%
ATR Inc-22.42%
Range Today0.67
ADR(20)0.55
ADR(20)%5.35%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS69.48
Mansfield-0.94
10 Day High10.81
10 Day Low9.16
20 Day High10.81
20 Day Low9.16
52 Week High12.5
52 Week Low8.01
CS1 End10.15
CR1 Start10.68
Volume & EV
DER(3)41.11%
DER(5)29.31%
Volume9.50K
Volume Incr123.41%
Vol(5)13.27K
Vol(50)7.46K