LEUCADIA NATL CORP (LUK) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:LUK - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US5272881047
Taking everything into account, LUK scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. LUK scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, LUK is a bad performer in the overall market: 73% of all stocks are doing better.
LUK is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so LUK is lagging the market.
In the last month LUK has a been trading in the 23.10 - 24.91 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
LUK has an average volume of 3116150 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
LUK 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
21.55
25.04
When analyzing the support we can see 3 important areas.
- Support @23.23 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Support @22.14 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 21.77 to 21.77. 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 23.72 to 24.79. 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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for LUK is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for LUK is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 27.07 | NEGATIVE | LUK has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 72.93% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of LUK is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of LUK is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of LUK is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 43.07 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for LUK is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.13 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests LUK has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 16.81 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests LUK may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.87 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for LUK suggests low volalility. |
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)
23.47
-0.04 (-0.17%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg-0.17%
1 Week-0.13%
2 Weeks-4.75%
1 Month-4.05%
3 Month-6.01%
6 Month-8.61%
12 Month-4.67%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.43
ATR(20)%1.87%
ATR Inc-27.72%
Range Today0.22
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
CRS27.07
Mansfield-1.13
10 Day High24.91
10 Day Low23.1
20 Day High24.91
20 Day Low23.1
52 Week High28.3
52 Week Low21.61
CS1 End23.23
CR1 Start23.72
Volume & EV
DER(3)10.54%
DER(5)4.7%
Volume1.82M
Volume Incr-44.09%
Vol(5)1.87M
Vol(50)3.12M