GNC Holdings Inc (GNC) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:GNC - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. -
We assign a technical rating of 2 out of 10 to GNC. GNC scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
78% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than GNC.
GNC is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. The S&P500 Index is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so GNC is lagging the market.
In the last month GNC has a been trading in the 0.46 - 1.49 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Prices have been falling strongly lately, it is better to avoid new long positions here.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days. In combination with the strong move down this is a bad signal.
GNC has an average volume of 8601290 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The technical rating of GNC is bad and it also does not present a quality setup 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
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We found 1 important support area.
- A support zone ranging from 0.44 to 0.44. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines 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 GNC is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for GNC is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 22.41 | NEGATIVE | GNC has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 77.59% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of GNC is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | MIXED | The current price of GNC is below the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of GNC is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 40.36 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for GNC is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.06 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests GNC has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 16.95 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests GNC may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 35.67 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for GNC 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)
0.55
-0.07 (-10.84%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg-10.84%
1 Week-36.78%
2 Weeks-46.08%
1 Month-22.03%
3 Month37.5%
6 Month-79.48%
12 Month-65.19%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.16
ATR(20)%35.67%
ATR Inc-47.66%
Range Today0.05
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
CRS22.41
Mansfield-6.86
10 Day High1.08
10 Day Low0.46
20 Day High1.49
20 Day Low0.46
52 Week High3.42
52 Week Low0.38
CS1 End0.44
CR1 StartN/A
Volume & EV
DER(3)-3.16%
DER(5)-0.07%
Volume8.66M
Volume Incr169.96%
Vol(5)24.38M
Vol(50)8.60M