HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC (HTLD) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:HTLD - Nasdaq - US4223471040 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, HTLD scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. 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 negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, HTLD is a bad performer in the overall market: 89% of all stocks are doing better.
HTLD is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Ground Transportation industry. 79% of 40 stocks in the same industry do better.
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.
In the last month HTLD has a been trading in the 8.22 - 9.66 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
The technical rating of HTLD is bad and it also does not present a quality setup at the moment. Price movement has been a little bit too volatile to find a nice entry and exit point. It is probably a good idea to wait for a consolidation first.
More info and screens
8.28
11.82
We can see 5 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 8.79 to 8.84. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 9.23 to 9.23. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 9.48 to 9.54. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @11.18 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @11.70 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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for HTLD is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 11.25 | NEGATIVE | HTLD has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 88.75% 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) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of HTLD is below a declining 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) | 40.77 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for HTLD is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.07 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests HTLD has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 14.01 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests HTLD may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.59 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for HTLD suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 15.76 | 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)
8.36
+0.07 (+0.84%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGround Transportation
Performance
% Chg0.84%
1 Week0.36%
2 Weeks-9.33%
1 Month-4.02%
3 Month2.58%
6 Month-27.68%
12 Month-36.57%
2 Year-48.87%
3 Year-47.36%
5 Year-58.79%
10 Year-60.81%
15 Year-47.82%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.3
ATR(20)%3.59%
ATR Inc21.1%
Range Today0.26
ADR(20)0.29
ADR(20)%3.52%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS11.25
Mansfield-2.75
10 Day High9.2
10 Day Low8.23
20 Day High9.66
20 Day Low8.23
52 Week High13.39
52 Week Low7.11
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start8.79
Volume & EV
DER(3)-3.53%
DER(5)-1.45%
Volume674.50K
Volume Incr14.32%
Vol(5)613.26K
Vol(50)539.78K