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Saratoga Investment Corp (SAF) Stock Technical Analysis

USA - NYSE:SAF -

25.01
+0.02 (+0.08%)
Last: 8/30/2021, 8:04:00 PM
Technical Rating and Analysis

0

Overall SAF gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. SAF scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.

Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, SAF is a bad performer in the overall market: 81% of all stocks are doing better.
SAF is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Capital Markets industry. 61% of 237 stocks in the same industry do better.
SAF is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new highs.
Warning: SAF has an average volume of 4714 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
In the last month SAF has a been trading in a tight range between 24.98 and 25.38.
Weekly and Daily overview Charts
Saratoga Investment Corp / SAF Weekly stock chart
Saratoga Investment Corp / SAF Daily stock chart
Setup Rating and Analysis

6

Although the technical rating is bad, SAF does present a nice setup opportunity. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is a support zone below the current price at 25.00, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.

Support and Resistance Analysis

24.73

26.50

We found 1 important support area.

  • A support zone ranging from 24.98 to 25.00. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.

2 important resistance areas can be observed.

  • A resistance zone ranging from 25.14 to 25.27. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
  • A resistance zone ranging from 25.71 to 26.24. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
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 SAF is down.
ChartMill Short Term Trend IndicatorDOWNNEGATIVEThe short term trend for SAF is down.
ChartMill Relative Strength19.81NEGATIVESAF has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 80.19% off all stocks on the market.
Simple Moving Average/SMA (20)DOWNNEGATIVEThe current price of SAF is below a declining SMA(20).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (50)DOWNNEGATIVEThe current price of SAF is below a declining SMA(50).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (200)UPMIXEDThe current price of SAF is below the rising SMA(200).
Relative Strength Index/RSI (14)27.3OVERSOLDThe low RSI value suggests SAF may be oversold.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9)-0.01NEGATIVEThe MACD value suggests SAF has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising.
Stochastics (14,3)4.6OVERSOLDThe low Stochastics value suggests SAF may be oversold.
Average True Range in percent/ATR (20)0.18LOW VOLATILITYThe low ATR as a percentage value for SAF 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)
Saratoga Investment Corp / SAF Daily stock chart

Saratoga Investment Corp

NYSE:SAF (8/30/2021, 8:04:00 PM)

25.01

+0.02 (+0.08%)

Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryCapital Markets
Performance
% Chg0.08%
1 Week0.08%
2 Weeks-0.2%
1 Month-1.3%
3 Month-1.54%
6 Month-1.65%
12 Month-0.06%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.05
ATR(20)%0.18%
ATR Inc-63.43%
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
CRS19.81
3 months CRSN/A
6 months CRSN/A
Mansfield-1.51
10 Day High25.05
10 Day Low24.98
20 Day High25.38
20 Day Low24.98
52 Week High26.77
52 Week Low24.35
CS1 End25
CR1 Start25.14
Volume & EV
DER(3)0%
DER(5)-1.1%
Volume1.30K
Volume Incr-31.37%
Vol(5)3.14K
Vol(50)4.71K

Saratoga Investment Corp / SAF FAQ

What is the technical rating for SAF stock?

ChartMill assigns a technical rating of 0 / 10 to SAF.


What is the current trend direction of Saratoga Investment Corp (SAF) stock?

The current trend direction for Saratoga Investment Corp (SAF) is Bearish.


Can you provide the RSI signal for Saratoga Investment Corp?

Saratoga Investment Corp (SAF) has an RSI value of 27.3006. This indicates that the stock is currently oversold.


What is the short term momentum for SAF stock?

The short term momentum for Saratoga Investment Corp (SAF) is negative.


What is the buy/sell signal for SAF stock?

The buy/sell signal for Saratoga Investment Corp (SAF) is sell as both the short term and long term trends are negative.