First Defiance Finl (FDEF) Stock Technical Analysis
USA - NASDAQ:FDEF -
18.12
-0.27 (-1.47%)
18.12
0 (0%)
Overall FDEF gets a technical rating of 5 out of 10. FDEF has been an average performer in the overall market. Recently some decent action could be observed, but in the medium term time frame this is still negative.
The short term trend is positive, while the long term trend is still negative. So this is evolving in the right direction, but it may need some more time to really turn around the trend.
When compared to the yearly performance of all other stocks, FDEF outperforms 58% of them, which is more or less in line with the market.
FDEF is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so FDEF is lagging the market.
In the last month FDEF has a been trading in the 15.42 - 20.85 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
FDEF has only a medium technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is very little resistance above the current price. There is a support zone below the current price at 17.85, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
14.46
30.91
When analyzing the support we can see 4 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 17.74 to 17.85. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 16.94 to 16.94. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @15.11 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Support @14.61 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
3 important resistance areas can be observed.
- Resistance @18.87 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 20.11 to 20.11. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @30.60 from a trend line in the daily 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 FDEF is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for FDEF is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 58.79 | NEUTRAL | FDEF is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of FDEF is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of FDEF is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of FDEF is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 54.31 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for FDEF is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.04 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests FDEF has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 43.75 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for FDEF is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 7.25 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for FDEF suggests high volalility. |
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)
18.12
-0.27 (-1.47%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg-1.47%
1 Week6.97%
2 Weeks-9.9%
1 Month14.54%
3 Month41.9%
6 Month-41.3%
12 Month-32.56%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)1.39
ATR(20)%7.25%
ATR Inc-31.36%
Range Today1.15
ADR(20)N/A
ADR(20)%N/A
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS58.79
Mansfield-2.95
10 Day High20.83
10 Day Low16.16
20 Day High20.85
20 Day Low15.42
52 Week High32.39
52 Week Low10.98
CS1 End17.85
CR1 Start18.87
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.65%
DER(5)1.39%
Volume904.00K
Volume Incr69%
Vol(5)307.64K
Vol(50)193.97K