MPW Technical Analysis - MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST INC

Technical Rating and Analysis

Taking everything into account, MPW scores 8 out of 10 in our technical rating. This is due to a decent performance in both the short and medium term time frames. Compared to the overall market, MPW is only an average performer.

Both the short term and long term trends are positive. This is a very positive sign.

MPW is part of the Diversified REITs industry. There are 129 other stocks in this industry. MPW outperforms 95% of them.

MPW has an average volume of 8761220 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.

When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that MPW is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 79% of all stocks. However, this relatively good performance is mostly due to a recent big move.

MPW is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so MPW is lagging the market.

In the last month MPW has a been trading in the 4.82 - 5.75 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.

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Setup Rating and Analysis

MPW has an excellent technical rating and also presents a decent setup pattern. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. A pullback is taking place, which may present a nice opportunity for an entry.

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Support and Resistance Analysis

3.99

5.76

3 important support areas can be observed.

A support zone ranging from 5.13 to 5.17. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
Support @4.16 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
Support @4.03 from a trend line in the daily time frame.

2 important resistance areas can be observed.

A resistance zone ranging from 5.50 to 5.55. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
Resistance @5.70 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.

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Technical Indicator Signal Analysis

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	UP	POSITIVE	The long term trend for MPW is up.
ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator	UP	POSITIVE	The short term trend for MPW is up.
ChartMill Relative Strength	79.28	POSITIVE	MPW has a high relative strength, it outperformed 79.28% off all stocks on the market.
Simple Moving Average/SMA (20)	UP	POSITIVE	The current price of MPW is above the rising SMA(20).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (50)	UP	POSITIVE	The current price of MPW is above the rising SMA(50).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (200)	UP	POSITIVE	The current price of MPW is above the rising SMA(200).
Relative Strength Index/RSI (14)	59.71	NEUTRAL	The RSI value for MPW is a neutral value.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9)	-0.03	NEGATIVE	The MACD value suggests MPW has a negative trend.
Stochastics (14,3)	41.89	NEUTRAL	The Stochastics value for MPW is a neutral value.
Average True Range in percent/ATR (20)	3.22	MEDIUM VOLATILITY	The ATR as a percentage value for MPW suggests some volalility.
Average Directional Index/ADX (14)	52.95	POSITIVE	The high ADX value value for MPW suggests a strong trend.