HCA HEALTHCARE INC (HCA) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:HCA - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US40412C1018 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall HCA gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. HCA's overall performance in the market is below average. Also recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, HCA is a bad performer in the overall market: 73% of all stocks are doing better.
In the last month HCA has a been trading in the 330.00 - 391.00 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
HCA has an average volume of 1483660 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The short term trend is negative, the long term trend is neutral. Not much exciting going on here.
HCA is part of the Health Care Providers & Services industry. There are 103 other stocks in this industry, HCA did better than 61% of them.
HCA is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so HCA is lagging the market.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
HCA has a poor technical rating and the quality of the setup is also 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.
More info and screens
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393.44
We found 3 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 331.25 to 333.02. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @312.38 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Support @305.11 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
We can see 2 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 365.09 to 377.25. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 386.67 to 389.54. 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for HCA is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for HCA is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 27.24 | NEGATIVE | HCA has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 72.76% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of HCA is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of HCA is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of HCA is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 35.84 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for HCA is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -3.37 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests HCA has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 18.47 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests HCA may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.96 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for HCA suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 29.91 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for HCA suggests a strong 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)
344.5
+3.96 (+1.16%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryHealth Care Providers & Services
Performance
% Chg1.16%
1 Week-1.84%
2 Weeks-7.34%
1 Month-10.08%
3 Month-1%
6 Month4.42%
12 Month-3.33%
2 Year26.28%
3 Year62.18%
5 Year172.03%
10 Year270.39%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)11.22
ATR(20)%2.96%
ATR Inc-14.92%
Range Today8.6
ADR(20)9.64
ADR(20)%2.8%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS27.24
Mansfield-1.01
10 Day High374.18
10 Day Low330
20 Day High391.01
20 Day Low330
52 Week High417.14
52 Week Low289.98
CS1 End333.02
CR1 Start365.09
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.77%
DER(5)0.59%
Volume1.88M
Volume Incr54.92%
Vol(5)2.11M
Vol(50)1.48M