SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP (SAB) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:SAB
Taking everything into account, SAB scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. SAB's overall performance in the market is below average. Also recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
- The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
- When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, SAB is a bad performer in the overall market: 71% of all stocks are doing better.
- SAB is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new 52 week highs at the moment.
- Warning: SAB has an average volume of 3867 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
- In the last month SAB has a been trading in a tight range between 25.14 and 25.35.
- Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
SAB has a poor technical rating and the quality of the setup is also not perfect 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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When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 25.14 to 25.19. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice one important area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 25.33 to 26.03. 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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for SAB is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for SAB is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 29.84 | NEGATIVE | SAB has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 70.16% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of SAB is above a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of SAB is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of SAB is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 42.49 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for SAB is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.01 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests SAB has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 29.17 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for SAB is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 0.24 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for SAB suggests low volalility. |
NYSE:SAB (2/6/2020, 8:29:30 PM)
25.2
+0.04 (+0.16%)
SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP / SAB FAQ
What is the technical rating for SAB stock?
ChartMill assigns a technical rating of 0 / 10 to SAB.
What is the trend direction for SAB stock?
The current trend direction for SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP (SAB) is Bearish.
What is the RSI signal for SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP (SAB) stock?
SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP (SAB) has an RSI value of 42.4866. This indicates that the stock is currently neutral.
Can you provide the MACD signal for SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP?
The MACD indicator for SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP (SAB) has a value of 0.00982981, indicating a bearish trend.
What is the buy/sell signal for SAB stock?
The buy/sell signal for SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP (SAB) is sell as both the short term and long term trends are negative.