DEFINITIVE HEALTHCARE CORP (DH) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:DH - Nasdaq - US24477E1038 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall DH gets a technical rating of 3 out of 10. In the past year, DH was a below average performing stock in the market. The medium term picture is also negative, but we see some improvement happening in recent action.
The short term trend is neutral, while the long term trend is still negative. We need to see a little more continued positive action to make this really interesting.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, DH is a bad performer in the overall market: 92% of all stocks are doing better.
DH is part of the Health Care Technology industry. There are 37 other stocks in this industry, of which 63% are performing better than DH.
DH is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so DH is lagging the market.
In the last month DH has a been trading in the 2.63 - 4.34 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Prices have been falling strongly lately, it is better to avoid new long positions here.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
The technical rating of DH is bad and it also does not present a 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
2.76
5.37
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 2.79 to 2.83. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
3 important resistance areas can be observed.
- Resistance @3.37 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @4.35 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @5.32 from a trend line in the weekly 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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for DH is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for DH is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 8.27 | NEGATIVE | DH has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 91.73% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | MIXED | The current price of DH is below the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of DH is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of DH is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 48.59 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for DH is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.02 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests DH has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 26.66 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for DH is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 7.07 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for DH suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 32.29 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for DH suggests a strong 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)
3.02
-0.11 (-3.51%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryHealth Care Technology
Performance
% Chg-3.51%
1 Week-7.93%
2 Weeks-18.16%
1 Month11.44%
3 Month-38.62%
6 Month-30.89%
12 Month-46.26%
2 Year-68.99%
3 Year-84.55%
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.25
ATR(20)%7.07%
ATR Inc-55.82%
Range Today0.1
ADR(20)0.17
ADR(20)%5.61%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS8.27
Mansfield-3
10 Day High3.84
10 Day Low3.01
20 Day High4.34
20 Day Low2.63
52 Week High6.27
52 Week Low2.15
CS1 End2.83
CR1 Start3.37
Volume & EV
DER(3)-6.39%
DER(5)-4.07%
Volume441.00K
Volume Incr-29.09%
Vol(5)509.22K
Vol(50)949.80K