MFA FINANCIAL INC (MFA) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:MFA - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US55272X6076 - REIT - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 0 out of 10 to MFA. MFA scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
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, MFA is a bad performer in the overall market: 84% of all stocks are doing better.
MFA is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)" industry. 81% of 66 stocks in the same industry do better.
MFA 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.
MFA has an average volume of 1293660 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
In the last month MFA has a been trading in a tight range between 9.26 and 9.80.
MFA has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period.
More info and screens
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10.08
When analyzing the resistance we notice 3 important areas.
- Resistance @9.38 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 9.54 to 9.76. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 9.97 to 9.98. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines 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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for MFA is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for MFA is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 16.6 | NEGATIVE | MFA has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 83.4% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of MFA is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of MFA is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of MFA is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 41.13 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for MFA is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.03 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests MFA has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 22.02 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for MFA is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.18 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for MFA suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 10.33 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for MFA 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)
9.3
-0.06 (-0.64%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryMortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)"
Performance
% Chg-0.64%
1 Week-2.41%
2 Weeks-3.53%
1 Month-4.71%
3 Month3.56%
6 Month-7.92%
12 Month-18.35%
2 Year-17.41%
3 Year-28.24%
5 Year-11.6%
10 Year-69.12%
15 Year-68.32%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.2
ATR(20)%2.18%
ATR Inc-34.55%
Range Today0.11
ADR(20)0.19
ADR(20)%2.03%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS16.6
Mansfield-1.97
10 Day High9.81
10 Day Low9.26
20 Day High9.81
20 Day Low9.26
52 Week High13.45
52 Week Low7.85
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start9.38
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.7%
DER(5)-1.11%
Volume1.20M
Volume Incr2.29%
Vol(5)1.43M
Vol(50)1.29M