HCA HEALTHCARE INC (HCA) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:HCA - US40412C1018 - Common Stock
416 USD
-4.77 (-1.13%)
Overall HCA gets a technical rating of 8 out of 10. This is due to a decent performance in both the short and medium term time frames. Compared to the overall market, HCA is only an average performer.
The long and short term trends are both positive. This is looking good!
HCA is currently trading near its 52 week high, which is a good sign. The S&P500 Index however is also trading near new highs, which makes the performance in line with the market.
In the last month HCA has a been trading in the 378.54 - 420.98 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
HCA has an average volume of 1320440 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
When comparing the performance of all stocks over the past year, HCA turns out to be only a medium performer in the overall market: it outperformed 60% of all stocks.
HCA is part of the Health Care Providers & Services industry. There are 101 other stocks in this industry, HCA did better than 67% of them.
Although HCA has an excellent technical rating, the quality of the presented setup is not ideal 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 3 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 401.95 to 408.31. 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 338.16 to 340.29. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @305.11 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
We found 1 important resistance area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 420.78 to 420.78. 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 HCA is up. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for HCA is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 60.5 | NEUTRAL | HCA is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of HCA is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of HCA is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of HCA is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 68.77 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for HCA is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.56 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests HCA has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 87.74 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests HCA may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.87 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for HCA suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 36.86 | 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)
NYSE:HCA (9/8/2025, 12:21:14 PM)
416
-4.77 (-1.13%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryHealth Care Providers & Services
Performance
% Chg-1.13%
1 Week2.98%
2 Weeks2.72%
1 Month9.01%
3 Month12.08%
6 Month30.25%
12 Month5.4%
2 Year69.12%
3 Year126.35%
5 Year233.65%
10 Year437.75%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)8.41
ATR(20)%1.87%
ATR Inc69.4%
Range Today11.84
ADR(20)7.69
ADR(20)%1.85%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS60.5
Mansfield0.76
10 Day High420.98
10 Day Low398.82
20 Day High420.98
20 Day Low378.54
52 Week High420.98
52 Week Low289.98
CS1 End408.31
CR1 Start420.78
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.99%
DER(5)-2.62%
Volume594.69K
Volume Incr-10.37%
Vol(5)995.28K
Vol(50)1.32M