NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP (NHC) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSEARCA:NHC - NYSE Arca - US6359061008 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 6 out of 10 to NHC. NHC has been an average performer in the overall market. Recently some decent action could be observed, but in the medium term time frame this is still negative.
NHC 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 NHC is lagging the market.
The long term trend is still neutral, but the short term trend is positive, so the stock is getting more and more appreciated by traders and investors.
Looking at the yearly performance, NHC did better than 74% of all other stocks. However, this overall good ranking is mostly due to the recent strong move.
NHC is part of the Health Care Providers & Services industry. There are 102 other stocks in this industry, NHC did better than 60% of them.
In the last month NHC has a been trading in the 92.51 - 110.10 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
NHC has an average technical rating and also the quality of the setup is 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
88.25
109.70
When analyzing the support we can see 3 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 98.65 to 99.64. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 94.10 to 95.27. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 89.14 to 90.72. 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 107.97 to 108.61. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS74.46
Mansfield-0.96
10 Day High110.1
10 Day Low94.33
20 Day High110.1
20 Day Low92.51
52 Week High138.49
52 Week Low89.14
Performance
1 Week-4.49%
2 Weeks7.95%
1 Month9.87%
3 Month10.22%
6 Month-18.34%
12 Month0.93%
2 Year70.15%
3 Year46.93%
5 Year53.99%
10 Year64.14%
15 Year195.93%
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)
Technical Indicators
MACD(12,26,9)0.59
RSI(14)58.28
LBB91.09
UBB112.12
103.28
-2.37 (-2.24%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryHealth Care Providers & Services
Performance
% Chg-2.24%
1 Week-4.49%
2 Weeks7.95%
1 Month9.87%
3 Month10.22%
6 Month-18.34%
12 Month0.93%
2 Year70.15%
3 Year46.93%
5 Year53.99%
10 Year64.14%
15 Year195.93%
Volatility
ATR(14)3.18
ATR(20)%2.84%
ATR Inc-17.51%
Range Today3.22
ADR(20)2.72
ADR(20)%2.63%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS74.46
Mansfield-0.96
10 Day High110.1
10 Day Low94.33
20 Day High110.1
20 Day Low92.51
52 Week High138.49
52 Week Low89.14
CS1 End99.64
CR1 Start107.97
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.92%
DER(5)-0.65%
Volume32.40K
Volume Incr2.93%
Vol(5)44.84K
Vol(50)55.85K