LANDMARK BANCORP INC (LARK) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:LARK - Nasdaq - US51504L1070 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 4 out of 10 to LARK. Although LARK is scoring some points because its good overall performance in the market in the past year, recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
In the last month LARK has a been trading in the 25.00 - 29.89 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Prices have been falling strongly lately, it is better to avoid new long positions here.
Warning: LARK has an average volume of 21944 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that LARK is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 80% of all stocks. We also observe that the gains produced by LARK over the past year are nicely spread over this period.
The short term trend is negative, the long term trend is neutral. Not much exciting going on here.
LARK is an average performer in the Banks industry, it outperforms 66% of 395 stocks in the same industry.
LARK 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 LARK is lagging the market slightly.
LARK has an average technical rating and it also does not offer a high quality setup at the moment. Prices have been extended to the downside lately. For a nice entry it is better to wait for a consolidation.
More info and screens
21.07
30.79
3 important support areas can be observed.
- Support @23.51 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Support @22.00 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @21.28 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 2 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 28.28 to 28.67. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @30.49 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
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 LARK is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for LARK is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 80.93 | POSITIVE | LARK has a high relative strength, it outperformed 80.93% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of LARK is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of LARK is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of LARK is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 24.94 | OVERSOLD | The low RSI value suggests LARK may be oversold. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.37 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests LARK has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 6.83 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests LARK may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.22 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for LARK suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 16.89 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for LARK 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)
25.18
-1.25 (-4.73%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryBanks
Performance
% Chg-4.73%
1 Week-10.9%
2 Weeks-11.31%
1 Month-15.1%
3 Month-7.77%
6 Month3.32%
12 Month35.86%
2 Year27.4%
3 Year15.03%
5 Year30.06%
10 Year32.47%
15 Year85.76%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.86
ATR(20)%3.22%
ATR Inc5.92%
Range Today1.2
ADR(20)0.79
ADR(20)%3.14%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS80.93
Mansfield0.45
10 Day High29.38
10 Day Low25
20 Day High29.89
20 Day Low25
52 Week High31.04
52 Week Low17.86
CS1 End23.51
CR1 Start28.28
Volume & EV
DER(3)3.53%
DER(5)0.32%
Volume33.90K
Volume Incr89.6%
Vol(5)20.24K
Vol(50)21.94K