MFA FINANCIAL INC - MFA 8 7/8 02/15/29 (MFAN) Technical Analysis
NYSE:MFAN • US55272X7066
Overall MFAN gets a technical rating of 2 out of 10. MFAN has been an average performer in the overall market. Also recent evolutions are not that positive: both the medium and short term time frames give negative signs.
- Warning: MFAN has an average volume of 16632 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
- MFAN is one of the better performing stocks in the Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)" industry, it outperforms 79% of 68 stocks in the same industry.
- The short term trend is negative, the long term trend is neutral. Not much exciting going on here.
- When compared to the yearly performance of all other stocks, MFAN outperforms 41% of them, which is more or less in line with the market.
- MFAN 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 MFAN is lagging the market slightly.
- In the last month MFAN has a been trading in a tight range between 25.03 and 25.32.
Although the technical rating is bad, MFAN does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 25.19. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 25.16, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for MFAN in the last couple of days, which is a good sign.
- Behavior of large players is measured by the Effective Volume indicator. This indicator inspects the 1 minute timeframe looking for high volume transactions.
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2 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 24.82 to 24.91. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 24.32 to 24.37. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice one important area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 25.10 to 25.70. 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for MFAN is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for MFAN is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 41.96 | NEUTRAL | MFAN is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | MIXED | The current price of MFAN is below the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of MFAN is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | MIXED | The current price of MFAN is below the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 48.4 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for MFAN is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests MFAN has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 32.06 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for MFAN is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 0.45 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for MFAN suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 21.31 | NEUTRAL | The ADX value for MFAN suggests a possible start of a new trend. |
MFAN Technicals: Chart, Performance Metrics, Trend & Indicators
MFA FINANCIAL INC - MFA 8 7/8 02/15/29
NYSE:MFAN (3/9/2026, 1:23:30 PM)
25.03
-0.14 (-0.56%)
MFA FINANCIAL INC - MFA 8 7/8 02/15/29 / MFAN FAQ
What is the technical rating for MFAN stock?
ChartMill assigns a technical rating of 2 / 10 to MFAN.
Can you provide the trend direction for MFA FINANCIAL INC - MFA 8 7/8 02/15/29?
The current trend direction for MFA FINANCIAL INC - MFA 8 7/8 02/15/29 (MFAN) is Bearish.
What is the RSI signal for MFA FINANCIAL INC - MFA 8 7/8 02/15/29 (MFAN) stock?
MFA FINANCIAL INC - MFA 8 7/8 02/15/29 (MFAN) has an RSI value of 48.3963. This indicates that the stock is currently neutral.
What is the support and resistance level for MFAN stock?
MFA FINANCIAL INC - MFA 8 7/8 02/15/29 (MFAN) has a support level at 25.16 and a resistance level at 25.19. Check the full technical report for our detailed analysis of MFAN support and resistance levels.