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HERCULES CAPITAL INC (HTGC) Stock Technical Analysis

NYSE:HTGC - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US4270965084 - Common Stock - Currency: USD

17.4  +0.09 (+0.52%)

After market: 17.49 +0.09 (+0.52%)

Technical Rating and Analysis

0

Overall HTGC gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. HTGC's overall performance in the market is below average. Also recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.

Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, HTGC is a bad performer in the overall market: 76% of all stocks are doing better.
HTGC is part of the Capital Markets industry. There are 230 other stocks in this industry, of which 68% are performing better than HTGC.
HTGC is currently trading in the lower part 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.
In the last month HTGC has a been trading in the 17.11 - 18.20 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Prices have been consolidating recently, but much resistance may still be present above.
HTGC has an average volume of 1357660 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
Weekly and Daily overview Charts
HERCULES CAPITAL INC / HTGC Weekly stock chart
HERCULES CAPITAL INC / HTGC Daily stock chart
Setup Rating and Analysis

8

HTGC has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a support zone below the current price at 16.97, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.

Support and Resistance Analysis

16.66

21.64

We found 1 important support area.

  • A support zone ranging from 16.83 to 16.97. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the weekly time frame.

We can see 3 important resistance areas.

  • A resistance zone ranging from 17.60 to 18.20. 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.
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 IndicatorDOWNNEGATIVEThe long term trend for HTGC is down.
ChartMill Short Term Trend IndicatorDOWNNEGATIVEThe short term trend for HTGC is down.
ChartMill Relative Strength24.33NEGATIVEHTGC has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 75.67% off all stocks on the market.
Simple Moving Average/SMA (20)DOWNNEGATIVEThe current price of HTGC is below a declining SMA(20).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (50)DOWNNEGATIVEThe current price of HTGC is below a declining SMA(50).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (200)DOWNNEGATIVEThe current price of HTGC is below a declining SMA(200).
Relative Strength Index/RSI (14)43.77NEUTRALThe RSI value for HTGC is a neutral value.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9)0POSITIVEThe MACD value suggests HTGC has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining.
Stochastics (14,3)15.18OVERSOLDThe low Stochastics value suggests HTGC may be oversold.
Average True Range in percent/ATR (20)2.01MEDIUM VOLATILITYThe ATR as a percentage value for HTGC suggests some volalility.
Average Directional Index/ADX (14)29.08POSITIVEThe high ADX value value for HTGC suggests a strong trend.
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)
HERCULES CAPITAL INC / HTGC Daily stock chart

HERCULES CAPITAL INC

NYSE:HTGC (5/23/2025, 7:49:24 PM)

After market: 17.49 +0.09 (+0.52%)

17.4

+0.09 (+0.52%)

Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryCapital Markets
Performance
% Chg0.52%
1 Week-2.25%
2 Weeks-0.46%
1 Month-2.85%
3 Month-18.96%
6 Month-7.25%
12 Month-10.36%
2 Year20.33%
3 Year23.58%
5 Year56.19%
10 Year35.62%
15 Year97.5%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.34
ATR(20)%2.01%
ATR Inc-36.04%
Range Today0.36
ADR(20)0.32
ADR(20)%1.82%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS24.33
Mansfield-1.21
10 Day High18.06
10 Day Low17.11
20 Day High18.2
20 Day Low17.11
52 Week High22.04
52 Week Low15.65
CS1 End16.97
CR1 Start17.6
Volume & EV
DER(3)-6.01%
DER(5)-5.46%
Volume988.00K
Volume Incr-3.92%
Vol(5)1.32M
Vol(50)1.36M