LITHIA MOTORS INC (LAD) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:LAD - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US5367971034 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 0 out of 10 to LAD. LAD'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.
64% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than LAD.
In the last month LAD has a been trading in the 283.54 - 322.13 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range where prices have been consolidating recently, this may present a good entry opportunity, but some resistance may be present above.
LAD is part of the Specialty Retail industry. There are 124 other stocks in this industry, LAD did better than 47% of them.
LAD is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so LAD is lagging the market.
LAD 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.
More info and screens
256.34
352.31
When analyzing the support we can see 2 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 271.93 to 289.87. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @258.93 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
We can see 2 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 309.89 to 315.09. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 344.60 to 348.82. 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 LAD is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for LAD is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 36.2 | NEUTRAL | LAD is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of LAD is above a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of LAD is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of LAD is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 48.38 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for LAD is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 2.42 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests LAD has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 66.34 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for LAD is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.97 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for LAD suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 22.36 | NEUTRAL | The ADX value for LAD suggests a possible start of a new 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)
304.57
+3.69 (+1.23%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustrySpecialty Retail
Performance
% Chg1.23%
1 Week4.08%
2 Weeks7.07%
1 Month-1.8%
3 Month-2.21%
6 Month-13.01%
12 Month2.34%
2 Year-1.12%
3 Year14.74%
5 Year22.34%
10 Year185.71%
15 Year3886.52%
Volatility
ATR(14)8.71
ATR(20)%2.97%
ATR Inc-11.24%
Range Today6.04
ADR(20)8.4
ADR(20)%2.76%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS36.2
Mansfield-1.49
10 Day High315.16
10 Day Low288.06
20 Day High322.13
20 Day Low283.54
52 Week High405.68
52 Week Low255.32
CS1 End289.87
CR1 Start309.89
Volume & EV
DER(3)-5.53%
DER(5)-4.01%
Volume244.50K
Volume Incr-18.7%
Vol(5)324.52K
Vol(50)297.40K