HST Technical Analysis - HOST HOTELS & RESORTS INC

Technical Rating and Analysis

Taking everything into account, HST scores 1 out of 10 in our technical rating. HST scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.

77% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than HST.

In the last month HST has a been trading in the 15.79 - 17.89 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.

Prices have been falling strongly lately, it is better to avoid new long positions here.

HST has an average volume of 8988000 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.

HST is an average performer in the Diversified REITs industry, it outperforms 50% of 130 stocks in the same industry.

HST is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so HST is lagging the market.

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Setup Rating and Analysis

The technical rating of HST is bad and it also does not present a quality setup at the moment. Prices have been extended to the downside lately. For a nice entry it is better to wait for a consolidation.

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Support and Resistance Analysis

15.22

17.86

2 important support areas can be observed.

A support zone ranging from 15.77 to 15.81. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
A support zone ranging from 15.37 to 15.37. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.

We can see 2 important resistance areas.

A resistance zone ranging from 16.62 to 16.74. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
A resistance zone ranging from 17.43 to 17.68. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.

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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.

Indicator	Value	Signal	Comment
ChartMill Long Term Trend Indicator	NEUTRAL	NEUTRAL	The long term trend for HST is neutral.
ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator	DOWN	NEGATIVE	The short term trend for HST is down.
ChartMill Relative Strength	23.98	NEGATIVE	HST has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 76.02% off all stocks on the market.
Simple Moving Average/SMA (20)	DOWN	NEGATIVE	The current price of HST is below a declining SMA(20).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (50)	UP	MIXED	The current price of HST is below the rising SMA(50).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (200)	DOWN	NEGATIVE	The current price of HST is below a declining SMA(200).
Relative Strength Index/RSI (14)	26.61	OVERSOLD	The low RSI value suggests HST may be oversold.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9)	-0.19	NEGATIVE	The MACD value suggests HST has a negative trend.
Stochastics (14,3)	3.49	OVERSOLD	The low Stochastics value suggests HST may be oversold.
Average True Range in percent/ATR (20)	2.17	MEDIUM VOLATILITY	The ATR as a percentage value for HST suggests some volalility.
Average Directional Index/ADX (14)	27.05	POSITIVE	The high ADX value value for HST suggests a strong trend.