ISHARES U.S. HEALTHCARE PROV (IHF) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSEARCA:IHF - NYSE Arca - US4642888287 - ETF - Currency: USD
Overall IHF gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. IHF'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, IHF is a bad performer in the overall market: 87% of all stocks are doing better.
IHF 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.
IHF is currently showing a bear flag pattern! A bear flag pattern occurs when prices pull back slightly after a strong move down. This may present a good short opportunity.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days. In combination with the strong move down this is a bad signal.
Although the technical rating is bad, IHF does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is very little resistance above the current price.
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40.39
52.97
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 40.80 to 40.80. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
7 important resistance areas can be observed.
- Resistance @42.63 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @44.19 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @46.75 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @48.25 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @49.08 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @50.36 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 51.99 to 52.45. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines 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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for IHF is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for IHF is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 13.52 | NEGATIVE | IHF has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 86.48% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of IHF is above a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of IHF is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of IHF is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 44.88 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for IHF is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.19 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests IHF has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 52.46 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for IHF is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.13 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for IHF suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 35.5 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for IHF suggests a strong 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)
NYSEARCA:IHF (8/11/2025, 4:15:00 PM)
42.56
-0.06 (-0.14%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg-0.14%
1 Week3.33%
2 Weeks-0.12%
1 Month-5.92%
3 Month-11.41%
6 Month-18.42%
12 Month-24.82%
2 Year-14.15%
3 Year-20.57%
5 Year3.24%
10 Year60.92%
15 Year387.07%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.91
ATR(20)%2.13%
ATR Inc-1.29%
Range Today0.66
ADR(20)0.84
ADR(20)%1.97%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS13.52
Mansfield-2.29
10 Day High43.16
10 Day Low40.57
20 Day High45.34
20 Day Low40.57
52 Week High58.94
52 Week Low40.57
CS1 End40.8
CR1 Start42.63
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.69%
DER(5)-1.85%
Volume455.89K
Volume Incr57.32%
Vol(5)918.94K
Vol(50)427.96K