PRA GROUP INC (PRAA) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:PRAA - Nasdaq - US69354N1063 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 1 out of 10 to PRAA. PRAA 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.
90% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than PRAA.
PRAA is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Consumer Finance industry. 90% of 52 stocks in the same industry do better.
PRAA 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 PRAA is lagging the market.
In the last month PRAA has a been trading in the 13.22 - 15.46 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
PRAA has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 15.12. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point.
More info and screens
13.14
22.39
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 13.27 to 13.50. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We can see 3 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 15.12 to 15.14. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @18.49 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @22.17 from a trend line in the weekly 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 PRAA is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for PRAA is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 10.11 | NEGATIVE | PRAA has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 89.89% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of PRAA is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of PRAA is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of PRAA is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 47.14 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for PRAA is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.13 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests PRAA has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 47.51 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for PRAA is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.45 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for PRAA suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 20.99 | NEUTRAL | The ADX value for PRAA suggests a possible start of a new 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)
14.68
+0.04 (+0.27%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryConsumer Finance
Performance
% Chg0.27%
1 Week-1.67%
2 Weeks3.45%
1 Month8.26%
3 Month-27.93%
6 Month-29.56%
12 Month-29.36%
2 Year-35.75%
3 Year-59.63%
5 Year-62.03%
10 Year-76.44%
15 Year-34.05%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.5
ATR(20)%3.45%
ATR Inc14.59%
Range Today0.43
ADR(20)0.49
ADR(20)%3.31%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS10.11
Mansfield-3.03
10 Day High15.46
10 Day Low14.11
20 Day High15.46
20 Day Low13.22
52 Week High27.54
52 Week Low12.91
CS1 End13.5
CR1 Start15.12
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.66%
DER(5)-0.51%
Volume1.34M
Volume Incr38.92%
Vol(5)654.28K
Vol(50)543.46K