ISHARES MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSEARCA:EFA - NYSE Arca - US4642874659 - ETF - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, EFA scores 7 out of 10 in our technical rating. Although EFA is only a medium performer in the overall market, the technical picture looks good in both the medium and short term time frames.
The long and short term trends are both positive. This is looking good!
A new 52 week high is currently being made by EFA, which is a very good signal! However, this is in line with the S&P500, which is also trading near new highs.
In the last month EFA has a been trading in the 86.73 - 92.49 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
EFA has an average volume of 13373100 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
When compared to the yearly performance of all other stocks, EFA outperforms 62% of them, which is more or less in line with the market.
Although EFA has an excellent technical rating, the quality of the presented setup is 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
73.19
93.11
We found 4 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 86.33 to 91.00. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Support @77.47 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @76.12 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @73.93 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
We found 1 important resistance area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 92.19 to 92.19. 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 EFA is up. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for EFA is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 62.45 | NEUTRAL | EFA is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of EFA is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of EFA is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of EFA is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 65.58 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for EFA is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.3 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests EFA has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 96.12 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests EFA may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 0.92 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for EFA suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 17.82 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for EFA 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)
92.1
+0.01 (+0.01%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg0.01%
1 Week1.11%
2 Weeks4.14%
1 Month3.11%
3 Month4.61%
6 Month12.95%
12 Month11.21%
2 Year28.76%
3 Year49.27%
5 Year41.74%
10 Year53.58%
15 Year84.42%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.73
ATR(20)%0.92%
ATR Inc-43.27%
Range Today0.47
ADR(20)0.55
ADR(20)%0.6%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS62.45
Mansfield0.19
10 Day High92.49
10 Day Low88.77
20 Day High92.49
20 Day Low86.74
52 Week High92.49
52 Week Low72.15
CS1 End91
CR1 Start92.19
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.71%
DER(5)0.37%
Volume10.72M
Volume Incr-16.99%
Vol(5)11.09M
Vol(50)13.37M