NEW IRELAND FUND INC (IRL) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:IRL - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US6456731040 - Currency: USD
Overall IRL gets a technical rating of 8 out of 10. This is due to a consistent performance in both the short and longer term time frames. Also compared to the overall market, IRL is showing a nice and steady performance.
Warning: IRL has an average volume of 11196 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
Both the short term and long term trends are positive. This is a very positive sign.
IRL is currently trading near its 52 week high, which is a good sign. The S&P500 Index however is also trading near new highs, which makes the performance in line with the market.
IRL 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.
Looking at the yearly performance, IRL did better than 88% of all other stocks. However, this overall performance is mostly based on the strong move around 4 months ago.
In the last month IRL has a been trading in a tight range between 10.30 and 10.75.
Although IRL has an excellent technical rating, it does not present a decent entry opportunity 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
10.30
10.86
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 10.40 to 10.40. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We found 1 important resistance area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 10.51 to 10.75. 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 | UP | POSITIVE | The long term trend for IRL is up. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for IRL is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 88.49 | POSITIVE | IRL has a high relative strength, it outperformed 88.49% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of IRL is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of IRL is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of IRL is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 52.05 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for IRL is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.05 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests IRL has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 34.86 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for IRL is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 0.97 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for IRL suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 32.05 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for IRL 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)
10.41
-0.01 (-0.09%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg-0.09%
1 Week-1.61%
2 Weeks-0.67%
1 Month-1.05%
3 Month11.94%
6 Month42.6%
12 Month10.16%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.08
ATR(20)%0.97%
ATR Inc40.12%
Range Today0.07
ADR(20)N/A
ADR(20)%N/A
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS88.49
Mansfield2.15
10 Day High10.62
10 Day Low10.3
20 Day High10.75
20 Day Low10.3
52 Week High10.75
52 Week Low6.45
CS1 End10.4
CR1 Start10.51
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.25%
DER(5)0.28%
Volume24.90K
Volume Incr33.4%
Vol(5)12.60K
Vol(50)11.20K