SIMMONS FIRST NATL CORP-CL A (SFNC) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:SFNC - Nasdaq - US8287302009 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, SFNC scores 4 out of 10 in our technical rating. In the past year, SFNC was a below average performing stock in the market. The medium term picture is also negative, but we see some improvement happening in recent action.
64% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than SFNC.
SFNC is part of the Banks industry. There are 393 other stocks in this industry, of which 76% are performing better than SFNC.
The short term trend is positive, while the long term trend is neutral. So this is evolving in the right direction.
In the last month SFNC has a been trading in the 18.48 - 20.17 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
SFNC has an average volume of 1352970 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
SFNC is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so SFNC is lagging the market.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
SFNC has an average technical rating and the quality of the presented setup is also not ideal 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
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5 important support areas can be observed.
- Support @19.97 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 18.97 to 19.64. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Support @18.53 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Support @18.13 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 17.39 to 17.39. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We can see 2 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 20.26 to 20.34. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @20.89 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for SFNC is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for SFNC is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 36.97 | NEUTRAL | SFNC is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of SFNC is above a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of SFNC is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of SFNC is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 58.76 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for SFNC is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.09 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests SFNC has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 88.79 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests SFNC may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.95 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for SFNC suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 18.24 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for SFNC 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)
20.02
+0.05 (+0.25%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryBanks
Performance
% Chg0.25%
1 Week-0.45%
2 Weeks6.09%
1 Month-0.45%
3 Month6.49%
6 Month-7.53%
12 Month-6.01%
2 Year12.35%
3 Year-15.13%
5 Year17.28%
10 Year-54.37%
15 Year-21.12%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.38
ATR(20)%1.95%
ATR Inc-34.03%
Range Today0.25
ADR(20)0.37
ADR(20)%1.85%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS36.97
Mansfield-1.23
10 Day High20.17
10 Day Low18.48
20 Day High20.17
20 Day Low18.48
52 Week High25.95
52 Week Low17.2
CS1 End19.97
CR1 Start20.26
Volume & EV
DER(3)2.26%
DER(5)2.08%
Volume1.25M
Volume Incr-62%
Vol(5)860.36K
Vol(50)1.35M