GOLD FIELDS LTD-SPONS ADR (GFI) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:GFI - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US38059T1060 - ADR - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 10 out of 10 to GFI. Both in the recent history as in the last year, GFI has proven to be a steady performer, scoring decent points in every aspect analyzed.
The long and short term trends are both positive. This is looking good!
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that GFI is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 93% of all stocks. On top of that, GFI also shows a nice and consistent pattern of rising prices.
GFI is part of the Metals & Mining industry. There are 153 other stocks in this industry. GFI outperforms 75% of them.
GFI is currently trading in the upper part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index is also trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so GFI is performing more or less in line with the market.
In the last month GFI has a been trading in the 19.35 - 23.50 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
GFI has an average volume of 4225880 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
GFI has an excellent technical rating, but the quality of the setup is only medium 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.
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13.21
24.92
When analyzing the support we can see 6 important areas.
- Support @22.91 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 21.83 to 22.08. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 20.64 to 20.78. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 19.94 to 20.03. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- Support @14.25 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 13.34 to 13.72. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We found 1 important resistance area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 24.56 to 24.67. 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 GFI is up. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for GFI is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 93.55 | POSITIVE | GFI has a high relative strength, it outperformed 93.55% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of GFI is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of GFI is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of GFI is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 56.52 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for GFI is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.18 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests GFI has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 84.2 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests GFI may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 4.07 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for GFI suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 11.67 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for GFI 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)
23.01
+0.29 (+1.28%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryMetals & Mining
Performance
% Chg1.28%
1 Week4.5%
2 Weeks14.88%
1 Month2.09%
3 Month28.05%
6 Month58.8%
12 Month46.1%
2 Year52.18%
3 Year146.36%
5 Year198.06%
10 Year574.78%
15 Year67.35%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.87
ATR(20)%4.07%
ATR Inc-32.17%
Range Today0.5
ADR(20)0.6
ADR(20)%2.61%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS93.55
Mansfield2.91
10 Day High23.36
10 Day Low20.08
20 Day High23.5
20 Day Low19.35
52 Week High25.52
52 Week Low12.98
CS1 End22.91
CR1 Start24.56
Volume & EV
DER(3)4.04%
DER(5)2.82%
Volume2.82M
Volume Incr-24.54%
Vol(5)2.68M
Vol(50)4.23M