SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS INC (SFE) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:SFE - Nasdaq - US7864493066 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall SFE gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. SFE 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.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, SFE is a bad performer in the overall market: 99% of all stocks are doing better.
SFE is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Capital Markets industry. 88% of 237 stocks in the same industry do better.
SFE is currently making a new 52 week low. This is a very bad signal. Certainly because the S&P500 Index is trading near new highs.
In the last month SFE has a been trading in the 0.40 - 0.79 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Prices have been falling strongly lately, it is better to avoid new long positions here.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days. In combination with the strong move down this is a bad signal.
The technical rating of SFE is bad and it also does not present a quality setup at the moment. Prices have been extended to the downside lately. For a nice entry it is better to wait for a consolidation.
More info and screens
0.45
1.13
When analyzing the resistance we notice one important area.
- Resistance @1.12 from a horizontal line in the daily 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 SFE is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for SFE is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 1.6 | NEGATIVE | SFE has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 98.4% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of SFE is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of SFE is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of SFE is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 25.62 | OVERSOLD | The low RSI value suggests SFE may be oversold. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.01 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests SFE has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 22.31 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for SFE is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 16.27 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for SFE suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 30.24 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for SFE suggests a strong 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)
0.455
-0.2 (-30.21%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryCapital Markets
Performance
% Chg-30.21%
1 Week-34.98%
2 Weeks-39.25%
1 Month-36.35%
3 Month-54.5%
6 Month-65%
12 Month-85.83%
2 Year-92.42%
3 Year-94.05%
5 Year-95.81%
10 Year-97.68%
15 Year-85.13%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.07
ATR(20)%16.27%
ATR Inc170.77%
Range Today0.28
ADR(20)0.07
ADR(20)%15.9%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS1.6
Mansfield-7.25
10 Day High0.74
10 Day Low0.4
20 Day High0.79
20 Day Low0.4
52 Week High3.25
52 Week Low0.4
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start1.12
Volume & EV
DER(3)-4.2%
DER(5)-1.18%
Volume899.30K
Volume Incr248.78%
Vol(5)209.20K
Vol(50)85.50K