GUARDIAN PHRMCY SERVICES-A (GRDN) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:GRDN - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US40145W1018 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 2 out of 10 to GRDN. GRDN performed below average in the overall market. Although the medium term picture in unclear, the short term picture is clearly negative.
100% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than GRDN.
GRDN is part of the Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry. There are 40 other stocks in this industry, of which 94% are performing better than GRDN.
In the last month GRDN has a been trading in the 20.05 - 21.97 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Prices have been consolidating recently, but much resistance may still be present above.
The short term is neutral, but the long term trend is still positive. Not much to worry about for now.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
GRDN has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a support zone below the current price at 20.30, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
18.14
21.61
3 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 20.15 to 20.30. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @19.70 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 18.32 to 18.47. 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 20.43 to 21.40. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages 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 GRDN is up. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for GRDN is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 0 | NEGATIVE | GRDN has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 100% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of GRDN is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of GRDN is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | MIXED | The current price of GRDN is below the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 45.18 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for GRDN is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.02 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests GRDN has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 38.1 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for GRDN is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.25 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for GRDN suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 12.72 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for GRDN 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)
20.33
-0.41 (-1.98%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Staples
GICS IndustryConsumer Staples Distribution & Retail
Performance
% Chg-1.98%
1 Week0%
2 Weeks-1.07%
1 Month-4.6%
3 Month-21.17%
6 Month-10.87%
12 MonthN/A
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.61
ATR(20)%3.25%
ATR Inc3.07%
Range Today0.66
ADR(20)0.64
ADR(20)%3.16%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS0
Mansfield-30
10 Day High21.17
10 Day Low20.06
20 Day High21.97
20 Day Low20.05
52 Week HighN/A
52 Week LowN/A
CS1 End20.3
CR1 Start20.43
Volume & EV
DER(3)-2.19%
DER(5)-0.37%
Volume73.10K
Volume Incr-54.51%
Vol(5)109.42K
Vol(50)290.91K