FIRST AMERICAN FINANCIAL (FAF) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:FAF - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US31847R1023 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, FAF scores 1 out of 10 in our technical rating. FAF has been an average performer in the overall market. Also recent evolutions are not that positive: both the medium and short term time frames give negative signs.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
In the last month FAF has a been trading in the 56.34 - 67.07 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
When compared to the yearly performance of all other stocks, FAF outperforms 66% of them, which is more or less in line with the market.
FAF is an average performer in the Insurance industry, it outperforms 53% of 143 stocks in the same industry.
FAF is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. This is in line with the S&P500 Index, which is also trading in the middle of its range.
Although the technical rating is bad, FAF does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced.
More info and screens
54.49
67.67
We found 2 important support areas.
- Support @57.70 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Support @55.04 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 2 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 59.38 to 59.85. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 62.58 to 67.00. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS66.83
Mansfield0.33
10 Day High63.51
10 Day Low56.34
20 Day High67.07
20 Day Low56.34
52 Week High70.92
52 Week Low51.6
Performance
1 Week-1.32%
2 Weeks-8.6%
1 Month-9.51%
3 Month-4.49%
6 Month-11.51%
12 Month4.61%
2 Year2.74%
3 Year1.51%
5 Year28.34%
10 Year70.14%
15 Year71.22%
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)
Technical Indicators
MACD(12,26,9)-0.42
RSI(14)39.16
LBB55.64
UBB67.55
59.19
+0.27 (+0.46%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryInsurance
Performance
% Chg0.46%
1 Week-1.32%
2 Weeks-8.6%
1 Month-9.51%
3 Month-4.49%
6 Month-11.51%
12 Month4.61%
2 Year2.74%
3 Year1.51%
5 Year28.34%
10 Year70.14%
15 Year71.22%
Volatility
ATR(14)2.56
ATR(20)%3.61%
ATR Inc-22.5%
Range Today0.99
ADR(20)1.93
ADR(20)%3.25%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS66.83
Mansfield0.33
10 Day High63.51
10 Day Low56.34
20 Day High67.07
20 Day Low56.34
52 Week High70.92
52 Week Low51.6
CS1 End57.7
CR1 Start59.38
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.57%
DER(5)0.48%
Volume592.10K
Volume Incr-13.18%
Vol(5)801.54K
Vol(50)804.51K