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.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
When compared to the yearly performance of all other stocks, FAF outperforms 58% of them, which is more or less in line with the market.
FAF is an average performer in the Insurance industry, it outperforms 52% 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.
In the last month FAF has a been trading in the 56.48 - 63.45 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Although the technical rating is bad, FAF does present a nice setup opportunity. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period.
More info and screens
51.95
67.67
When analyzing the support we can see 4 important areas.
- Support @59.68 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 57.01 to 57.70. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- Support @55.23 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @52.47 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
4 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 60.39 to 62.54. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 64.11 to 64.13. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 65.69 to 65.88. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @67.00 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS58.28
Mansfield-0.27
10 Day High62.05
10 Day Low59.44
20 Day High63.45
20 Day Low56.48
52 Week High70.92
52 Week Low51.85
Performance
1 Week-3.22%
2 Weeks-1.84%
1 Month-0.27%
3 Month-6.37%
6 Month-6.87%
12 Month6.8%
2 Year8.9%
3 Year-1.27%
5 Year18.48%
10 Year67.52%
15 Year75.79%
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)0.12
RSI(14)43.92
LBB58.82
UBB62.82
59.82
-0.7 (-1.16%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryInsurance
Performance
% Chg-1.16%
1 Week-3.22%
2 Weeks-1.84%
1 Month-0.27%
3 Month-6.37%
6 Month-6.87%
12 Month6.8%
2 Year8.9%
3 Year-1.27%
5 Year18.48%
10 Year67.52%
15 Year75.79%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.61
ATR(20)%3%
ATR Inc-20.7%
Range Today1.04
ADR(20)1.66
ADR(20)%2.78%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS58.28
Mansfield-0.27
10 Day High62.05
10 Day Low59.44
20 Day High63.45
20 Day Low56.48
52 Week High70.92
52 Week Low51.85
CS1 End59.68
CR1 Start60.39
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.14%
DER(5)-0.65%
Volume631.50K
Volume Incr-36.61%
Vol(5)609.57K
Vol(50)863.60K