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HOSPIRA INC (HSP) Stock Technical Analysis

NYSE:HSP - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. -

89.95  -0.01 (-0.01%)

After market: 89.96 +0.01 (+0.01%)

Technical Rating and Analysis

10

We assign a technical rating of 10 out of 10 to HSP. This is due to a consistent performance in both the short and longer term time frames. Also compared to the overall market, HSP is showing a nice and steady performance.

Both the short term and long term trends are positive. This is a very positive sign.
Looking at the yearly performance, HSP did better than 89% of all other stocks. On top of that, HSP also shows a nice and consistent pattern of rising prices.
HSP 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.
HSP has an average volume of 1835560 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
In the last month HSP has a been trading in a tight range between 89.48 and 90.63.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
Weekly and Daily overview Charts
HOSPIRA INC / HSP Weekly stock chart
HOSPIRA INC / HSP Daily stock chart
Setup Rating and Analysis

7

Besides having an excellent technical rating, HSP also presents a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 89.95. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 89.94, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.

Support and Resistance Analysis

86.37

90.87

We found 1 important support area.

  • A support zone ranging from 87.24 to 89.94. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.

We found 1 important resistance area.

  • A resistance zone ranging from 89.95 to 89.97. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
Technical Indicator Signal Analysis

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.

IndicatorValueSignalComment
ChartMill Long Term Trend IndicatorUPPOSITIVEThe long term trend for HSP is up.
ChartMill Short Term Trend IndicatorUPPOSITIVEThe short term trend for HSP is up.
ChartMill Relative Strength89.86POSITIVEHSP has a high relative strength, it outperformed 89.86% off all stocks on the market.
Simple Moving Average/SMA (20)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of HSP is above the rising SMA(20).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (50)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of HSP is above the rising SMA(50).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (200)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of HSP is above the rising SMA(200).
Relative Strength Index/RSI (14)67.33NEUTRALThe RSI value for HSP is a neutral value.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9)0POSITIVEThe MACD value suggests HSP has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining.
Stochastics (14,3)40.88NEUTRALThe Stochastics value for HSP is a neutral value.
Average True Range in percent/ATR (20)0.17LOW VOLATILITYThe low ATR as a percentage value for HSP suggests low volalility.
Chart- and CandleStick Pattern Analysis
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)
Example Setup

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.

ENTRYEXITDISTANCECAPITAL
89.9889.490.49 (0.54%)25.00%
An entry @89.98. This is a Buy Stop order right above the resistance zone.An exit @89.49. This is a Stop Loss order right below the 10 day low.The trade has a worst case loss of 0.49 points, which is 0.54%.When investing 25.00% of your capital in this trade, your total portfolio risk will be 0.14%.

  • 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.
HOSPIRA INC / HSP Daily stock chart

HOSPIRA INC

NYSE:HSP (9/2/2015, 8:15:36 PM)

After market: 89.96 +0.01 (+0.01%)

89.95

-0.01 (-0.01%)

Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg-0.01%
1 Week0.12%
2 Weeks0.28%
1 Month0.36%
3 Month1.74%
6 Month2.33%
12 Month66.88%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.18
ATR(20)%0.17%
ATR Inc-86.69%
Range Today0.03
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
CRS89.86
Mansfield2.49
10 Day High89.98
10 Day Low89.5
20 Day High90.63
20 Day Low89.48
52 Week High90.63
52 Week Low46.56
CS1 End89.94
CR1 Start89.95
Volume & EV
DER(3)-2.17%
DER(5)-2.11%
Volume13.15M
Volume Incr183.66%
Vol(5)5.23M
Vol(50)1.84M