HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC (HTLD) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:HTLD - Nasdaq - US4223471040 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 1 out of 10 to HTLD. HTLD'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.
The short term trend is neutral, while the long term trend is still negative. We need to see a little more continued positive action to make this really interesting.
87% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than HTLD.
HTLD is part of the Ground Transportation industry. There are 40 other stocks in this industry, of which 71% are performing better than HTLD.
HTLD is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new highs.
HTLD is currently showing a bull flag pattern! A bull flag pattern occurs when prices pull back slightly after a strong rise up. This may be a nice opportunity for an entry.
HTLD has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. A pullback is taking place, which may present a nice opportunity for an entry. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 8.73. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 8.63, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
8.49
11.92
We found 1 important support area.
- A support zone ranging from 8.58 to 8.63. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
We can see 5 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 8.72 to 8.83. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 9.07 to 9.15. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @9.30 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @11.32 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @11.80 from a trend 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 HTLD is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for HTLD is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 13.45 | NEGATIVE | HTLD has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 86.55% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of HTLD is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of HTLD is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of HTLD is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 47.17 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for HTLD is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.02 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests HTLD has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 36.5 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for HTLD is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.27 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for HTLD suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 10.65 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for HTLD 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)
8.64
-0.02 (-0.23%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGround Transportation
Performance
% Chg-0.23%
1 Week-1.59%
2 Weeks-0.69%
1 Month-3.46%
3 Month1.53%
6 Month-22.72%
12 Month-29.24%
2 Year-47.35%
3 Year-37.89%
5 Year-58.5%
10 Year-57.29%
15 Year-40.5%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.27
ATR(20)%3.27%
ATR Inc-21.84%
Range Today0.27
ADR(20)0.28
ADR(20)%3.19%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS13.45
Mansfield-2.49
10 Day High8.99
10 Day Low8.42
20 Day High9.11
20 Day Low8.42
52 Week High13.67
52 Week Low7.11
CS1 End8.63
CR1 Start8.73
Volume & EV
DER(3)-3.13%
DER(5)-1.49%
Volume463.90K
Volume Incr21.73%
Vol(5)577.50K
Vol(50)618.63K