HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT CO (HMHC) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:HMHC - Nasdaq - Common Stock
Overall HMHC gets a technical rating of 10 out of 10. Both in the recent history as in the last year, HMHC has proven to be a steady performer, scoring decent points in every aspect analyzed.
The long and short term trends are both positive. This is looking good!
Looking at the yearly performance, HMHC did better than 99% of all other stocks. On top of that, HMHC also shows a nice and consistent pattern of rising prices.
HMHC is one of the better performing stocks in the Diversified Consumer Services industry, it outperforms 98% of 73 stocks in the same industry.
HMHC is currently making a new 52 week high. This is a strong signal, certainly because the S&P500 Index is not trading near new highs.
HMHC has an average volume of 5396580 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
In the last month HMHC has a been trading in a tight range between 20.83 and 21.18.
Besides having an excellent technical rating, HMHC also presents a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a support zone below the current price at 21.01, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for HMHC in the last couple of days, which is a good sign. Another positive sign is the recent Pocket Pivot signal.
- Behavior of large players is measured by the Effective Volume indicator. This indicator inspects the 1 minute timeframe looking for high volume transactions.
- A Pocket Pivot is a price/volume accumulation pattern. A Pocket Pivot occurs when price moves up with volume higher than the maximum down volume registered in the previous 10 days.
More info and screens
16.81
21.27
We found 2 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 20.88 to 21.01. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Support @16.98 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
We found 1 important resistance area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 21.05 to 21.06. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS99.05
Mansfield4.5
10 Day High21.19
10 Day Low20.92
20 Day High21.19
20 Day Low20.83
52 Week High21.19
52 Week Low7.27
Performance
1 Week0.14%
2 Weeks0.43%
1 Month-0.05%
3 Month38.26%
6 Month52.39%
12 Month190.07%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
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)
Technical Indicators
MACD(12,26,9)-0.09
RSI(14)65.49
LBB20.87
UBB21.09
Important!: this is just an example which is fully automatically generated based on the analysis above and should in no way be interpreted as a suggestion. Always make your own analysis and determine your own entry and exit points.
| ENTRY | EXIT | DISTANCE | CAPITAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21.07 | 20.91 | 0.16 (0.76%) | 25.00% |
| An entry @21.07. This is a Buy Stop order right above the resistance zone. | An exit @20.91. This is a Stop Loss order right below the 10 day low. | The worst case loss on the trade is limited to 0.16 points, which is 0.76%. | For a 0.19% total portfolio risk, you can invest 25.00% of your capital in this trade. |
- The generated setup is based on the nearest support and resistance areas. If you are looking for a more long term trade, probably a wider stop is advisable.
- This trade setup was generated fully automatically and should not be interpreted as trading advice. Always check the related news for upcoming earnings or other events. Make your own analysis and trade at your own responsibility.
21.03
+0.02 (+0.1%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryDiversified Consumer Services
Performance
% Chg0.1%
1 Week0.14%
2 Weeks0.43%
1 Month-0.05%
3 Month38.26%
6 Month52.39%
12 Month190.07%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.09
ATR(20)%0.44%
ATR Inc81.94%
Range Today0.2
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
CRS99.05
Mansfield4.5
10 Day High21.19
10 Day Low20.92
20 Day High21.19
20 Day Low20.83
52 Week High21.19
52 Week Low7.27
CS1 End21.01
CR1 Start21.05
Volume & EV
DER(3)3.63%
DER(5)1.23%
Volume9.44M
Volume Incr14.25%
Vol(5)6.60M
Vol(50)5.40M