SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP (SAB) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:SAB - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. -
Taking everything into account, SAB scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. SAB 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.
71% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than SAB.
SAB is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. The S&P500 Index is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so SAB is lagging the market.
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 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
24.89
26.29
We found 1 important support 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. |
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)
NYSE:SAB (2/6/2020, 8:29:30 PM)
25.2
+0.04 (+0.16%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg0.16%
1 Week0.16%
2 Weeks0.05%
1 Month-1.64%
3 Month-2.51%
6 Month-2.14%
12 Month-2.29%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.03
ATR(20)%0.24%
ATR Inc-22.22%
Range Today0.02
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
CRS29.84
Mansfield-1.22
10 Day High25.23
10 Day Low25.16
20 Day High25.35
20 Day Low25.14
52 Week High25.98
52 Week Low25.14
CS1 End25.19
CR1 Start25.33
Volume & EV
DER(3)0%
DER(5)0%
Volume400
Volume Incr-94.55%
Vol(5)164.2
Vol(50)3.87K