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American (MRF) Stock Technical Analysis

USA - New York Stock Exchange - NYSE:MRF -

7.6
-0.02 (-0.26%)
Last: 9/5/2014, 7:59:59 PM
Technical Rating and Analysis

2

Taking everything into account, MRF scores 2 out of 10 in our technical rating. MRF 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.

Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
Warning: MRF has an average volume of 10065 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
When comparing the performance of all stocks over the past year, MRF turns out to be only a medium performer in the overall market: it outperformed 52% of all stocks.
MRF is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so MRF is lagging the market.
In the last month MRF has a been trading in a tight range between 7.57 and 7.73.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.

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Setup Rating and Analysis

3

The technical rating of MRF is bad and it also does not present a quality setup 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.

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Support and Resistance Analysis

7.52

7.77

When analyzing the resistance we notice one important area.

  • A resistance zone ranging from 7.60 to 7.69. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.

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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.

IndicatorValueSignalComment
ChartMill Long Term Trend IndicatorDOWNNEGATIVEThe long term trend for MRF is down.
ChartMill Short Term Trend IndicatorDOWNNEGATIVEThe short term trend for MRF is down.
ChartMill Relative Strength52.14NEUTRALMRF is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market.
Simple Moving Average/SMA (20)UPMIXEDThe current price of MRF is below the rising SMA(20).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (50)DOWNNEGATIVEThe current price of MRF is below a declining SMA(50).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (200)UPMIXEDThe current price of MRF is below the rising SMA(200).
Relative Strength Index/RSI (14)40.64NEUTRALThe RSI value for MRF is a neutral value.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9)0NEGATIVEThe MACD value suggests MRF has a negative trend.
Average True Range in percent/ATR (20)0.58LOW VOLATILITYThe low ATR as a percentage value for MRF suggests low volalility.
Chart- and CandleStick Pattern Analysis
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)

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American / MRF Daily stock chart

American

NYSE:MRF (9/5/2014, 7:59:59 PM)

7.6

-0.02 (-0.26%)

Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg-0.26%
1 Week-0.13%
2 Weeks-0.65%
1 Month0.4%
3 Month-2.06%
6 Month-0.52%
12 Month4.68%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.04
ATR(20)%0.58%
ATR Inc-27.59%
Range Today0.04
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
CRS52.14
3 months CRSN/A
6 months CRSN/A
Mansfield-0.75
10 Day High7.68
10 Day Low7.59
20 Day High7.73
20 Day Low7.57
52 Week High7.83
52 Week Low7.15
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start7.6
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.6%
DER(5)1.33%
Volume5.60K
Volume Incr-45.92%
Vol(5)5.04K
Vol(50)10.07K

American / MRF FAQ

What is the technical rating for MRF stock?

ChartMill assigns a technical rating of 2 / 10 to MRF.


Can you provide the trend direction for American?

The current trend direction for American (MRF) is Bearish.


What is the RSI signal for MRF stock?

American (MRF) has an RSI value of 40.6423. This indicates that the stock is currently neutral.


Can you provide the MACD signal for American?

The MACD indicator for American (MRF) has a value of -0.00143016, indicating a bearish trend.


What is the buy/sell signal for MRF stock?

The buy/sell signal for American (MRF) is sell as both the short term and long term trends are negative.