HIGH LINER FOODS INC (HLF.CA) Stock Technical Analysis
TSX:HLF - CA4296951094 - Common Stock
16.16 CAD
-0.01 (-0.06%)
Taking everything into account, HLF scores 1 out of 10 in our technical rating. HLF has been an average performer in the overall market. Also recent evolutions are not that positive: both the medium and short term time frames give negative signs.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
HLF is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Food Products industry. 69% of 14 stocks in the same industry do better.
In the last month HLF has a been trading in the 16.00 - 18.28 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Warning: HLF has an average volume of 18427 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
When compared to the yearly performance of all other stocks, HLF outperforms 40% of them, which is more or less in line with the market.
HLF is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so HLF is lagging the market.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
Although the technical rating is bad, HLF does present a nice setup opportunity. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is a support zone below the current price at 16.15, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
14.60
18.51
We found 3 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 16.11 to 16.15. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @15.75 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Support @14.75 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 3 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 16.23 to 16.45. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @17.67 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 18.24 to 18.33. 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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for HLF.CA is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for HLF.CA is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 40.96 | NEUTRAL | HLF.CA is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of HLF.CA is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of HLF.CA is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | MIXED | The current price of HLF.CA is below the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 34.5 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for HLF.CA is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.03 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests HLF.CA has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 12.81 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests HLF.CA may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.63 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for HLF.CA suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 14.83 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for HLF.CA 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)
TSX:HLF (8/29/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
16.16
-0.01 (-0.06%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Staples
GICS IndustryFood Products
Performance
% Chg-0.06%
1 Week-0.74%
2 Weeks-0.86%
1 Month-4.6%
3 Month-10.17%
6 Month-3.46%
12 Month20.6%
2 Year36.37%
3 Year20.33%
5 Year98.28%
10 Year-4.94%
15 Year450.13%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.28
ATR(20)%2.63%
ATR Inc-27.61%
Range Today0.28
ADR(20)0.41
ADR(20)%2.54%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS40.96
Mansfield-0.76
10 Day High16.97
10 Day Low16
20 Day High18.28
20 Day Low16
52 Week High19.07
52 Week Low12.25
CS1 End16.15
CR1 Start16.23
Volume & EV
DER(3)-7.96%
DER(5)-7.73%
Volume25.55K
Volume Incr9.45%
Vol(5)26.07K
Vol(50)18.43K