We assign a technical rating of 2 out of 10 to HTLD. In the past year, HTLD was a below average performing stock in the market. The medium term picture is also negative, but we see some improvement happening in recent action.
HTLD has a poor technical rating and the quality of the setup is also only medium 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.
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We found 1 important support area.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 4 important areas.
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 | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for HTLD is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 13.81 | NEGATIVE | HTLD has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 86.19% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of HTLD is above the rising 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) | 54.12 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for HTLD is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.07 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests HTLD has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 88.99 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests HTLD may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.74 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for HTLD suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 23.6 | NEUTRAL | The ADX value for HTLD suggests a possible start of a new trend. |
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ChartMill assigns a technical rating of 2 / 10 to HTLD.
The current trend direction for HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC (HTLD) is Bearish.
HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC (HTLD) has an RSI value of 54.1223. This indicates that the stock is currently neutral.
The buy/sell signal for HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC (HTLD) is hold as the short term and long term trends are mixed.
HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC (HTLD) has a support level at 7.59 and a resistance level at 7.98. Check the full technical report for our detailed analysis of HTLD support and resistance levels.