WESTERN ASSET HIGH YIELD OPP (HYI) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:HYI - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US95768B1070 - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, HYI scores 2 out of 10 in our technical rating. HYI has been an average performer in the overall market. Also recent evolutions are not that positive: both the medium and short term time frames give negative signs.
The long term trend is neutral, but the short term trend is negative. Better to stay away from this!
When compared to the yearly performance of all other stocks, HYI outperforms 40% of them, which is more or less in line with the market.
HYI 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 HYI is lagging the market slightly.
In the last month HYI has a been trading in a tight range between 11.84 and 12.02.
HYI has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately. We notice that large players showed an interest for HYI in the last couple of days, which is a good sign.
- Behavior of large players is measured by the Effective Volume indicator. This indicator inspects the 1 minute timeframe looking for high volume transactions.
More info and screens
10.95
12.52
We found 2 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 11.34 to 11.72. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @11.06 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice one important area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 11.88 to 12.40. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for HYI is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for HYI is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 40.58 | NEUTRAL | HYI is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of HYI is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | MIXED | The current price of HYI is below the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of HYI is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 43.67 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for HYI is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.02 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests HYI has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 14.65 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests HYI may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 0.56 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for HYI suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 11.64 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for HYI 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)
NYSE:HYI (8/1/2025, 8:04:00 PM)
11.87
+0.02 (+0.17%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg0.17%
1 Week-0.17%
2 Weeks-1.04%
1 Month-0.92%
3 Month0.94%
6 Month-1.82%
12 Month0%
2 Year2.59%
3 Year-4.74%
5 Year-19.53%
10 Year-17.91%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.07
ATR(20)%0.56%
ATR Inc25.17%
Range Today0.06
ADR(20)0.07
ADR(20)%0.55%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS40.58
Mansfield-0.73
10 Day High12.02
10 Day Low11.84
20 Day High12.02
20 Day Low11.84
52 Week High12.44
52 Week Low11.05
CS1 End11.72
CR1 Start11.88
Volume & EV
DER(3)7.76%
DER(5)2.71%
Volume38.40K
Volume Incr-26.48%
Vol(5)52.66K
Vol(50)57.33K