SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP (SAR) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:SAR - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US80349A2087 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, SAR scores 1 out of 10 in our technical rating. SAR has been an average performer in the overall market. Also recent evolutions are not that positive: both the medium and short term time frames give negative signs.
The short term trend is negative, the long term trend is neutral. Not much exciting going on here.
When comparing the performance of all stocks over the past year, SAR turns out to be only a medium performer in the overall market: it outperformed 54% of all stocks.
SAR is part of the Capital Markets industry. There are 232 other stocks in this industry, SAR did better than 61% of them.
SAR is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so SAR is lagging the market.
In the last month SAR has a been trading in a tight range between 23.90 and 25.04.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
SAR has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. A pullback is taking place, which may present a nice opportunity for an entry.
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26.67
We found 2 important support areas.
- Support @23.02 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 22.33 to 22.33. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the weekly time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 3 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 24.22 to 24.84. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @25.40 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 26.07 to 26.41. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for SAR is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for SAR is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 54.26 | NEUTRAL | SAR is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of SAR is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of SAR is above a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | MIXED | The current price of SAR is below the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 46.54 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for SAR is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.07 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests SAR has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 26.32 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for SAR is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.46 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for SAR suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 18.28 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for SAR suggests a weak or negative 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)
NYSE:SAR (6/16/2025, 3:22:32 PM)
24.145
-0.03 (-0.1%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryCapital Markets
Performance
% Chg-0.1%
1 Week-0.98%
2 Weeks-2.46%
1 Month-0.53%
3 Month1.77%
6 Month0.37%
12 Month5.09%
2 Year-10.45%
3 Year0.83%
5 Year52.97%
10 Year40.77%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.35
ATR(20)%1.46%
ATR Inc-33.79%
Range Today0.31
ADR(20)0.35
ADR(20)%1.44%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS54.26
Mansfield-0.36
10 Day High24.92
10 Day Low23.9
20 Day High25.04
20 Day Low23.9
52 Week High26.49
52 Week Low21.1
CS1 End23.02
CR1 Start24.22
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.24%
DER(5)-0.6%
Volume39.76K
Volume Incr147.89%
Vol(5)256.98K
Vol(50)118.52K