HERCULES CAPITAL INC (HTGC) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:HTGC - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US4270965084 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, HTGC scores 2 out of 10 in our technical rating. Recently some decent action could be observed, but in the medium term time frame this is still negative. HTGC was also a bad performer in the overall market in the last year.
The long term trend is still negative, but the short term trend is neutral. It is advised to wait a little bit longer to see how this turns out.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, HTGC is a bad performer in the overall market: 75% of all stocks are doing better.
HTGC is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Capital Markets industry. 68% of 232 stocks in the same industry do better.
In the last month HTGC has a been trading in the 17.11 - 18.25 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
HTGC has an average volume of 1234200 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
HTGC is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so HTGC is lagging the market slightly.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
HTGC has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. A pullback is taking place, which may present a nice opportunity for an entry. There is a support zone below the current price at 17.97, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
16.66
21.64
We found 2 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 17.66 to 17.97. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 16.83 to 17.28. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We can see 3 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 18.01 to 18.15. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @19.79 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @21.43 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
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 HTGC is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for HTGC is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 25.45 | NEGATIVE | HTGC has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 74.55% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of HTGC is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of HTGC is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of HTGC is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 54.71 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for HTGC is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.02 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests HTGC has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 64.44 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for HTGC is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.3 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for HTGC suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 17.69 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for HTGC 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)
18.01
-0.01 (-0.06%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryCapital Markets
Performance
% Chg-0.06%
1 Week-0.55%
2 Weeks0.78%
1 Month3.92%
3 Month-6.39%
6 Month-6.25%
12 Month-9.13%
2 Year21.69%
3 Year33.51%
5 Year72.02%
10 Year55.93%
15 Year95.55%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.23
ATR(20)%1.3%
ATR Inc-3.26%
Range Today0.16
ADR(20)0.22
ADR(20)%1.24%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS25.45
Mansfield-1
10 Day High18.26
10 Day Low17.74
20 Day High18.26
20 Day Low17.11
52 Week High22.04
52 Week Low15.65
CS1 End17.97
CR1 Start18.01
Volume & EV
DER(3)-3.14%
DER(5)-2.24%
Volume835.90K
Volume Incr-34%
Vol(5)797.96K
Vol(50)1.23M