SAGA COMMUNICATIONS INC-CL A (SGA) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:SGA - Nasdaq - US7865983008 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 4 out of 10 to SGA. SGA performed below average in the overall market. Although the medium term picture in unclear, the short term picture is clearly negative.
70% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than SGA.
In the last month SGA has a been trading in the 12.50 - 14.21 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Warning: SGA has an average volume of 9932 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
The long and short term trends are both neutral. This gives a pretty neutral overall picture!
SGA is an average performer in the Media industry, it outperforms 56% of 97 stocks in the same industry.
SGA is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so SGA is lagging the market slightly.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
Although the technical rating is only medium, SGA does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 13.55. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. We notice that large players showed an interest for SGA in the last couple of days, which is a good sign.
- Behavior of large players is measured by the Effective Volume indicator. This indicator inspects the 1 minute timeframe looking for high volume transactions.
More info and screens
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When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 10.99 to 11.20. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We found 1 important resistance area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 13.55 to 13.74. 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 SGA is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for SGA is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 30.51 | NEUTRAL | SGA is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of SGA is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | MIXED | The current price of SGA is below the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of SGA is above a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 44.9 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for SGA is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.1 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests SGA has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 17.8 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests SGA may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.86 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for SGA suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 34.23 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for SGA 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)
NASDAQ:SGA (8/1/2025, 8:02:31 PM)
12.775
+0.18 (+1.39%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorCommunication Services
GICS IndustryMedia
Performance
% Chg1.39%
1 Week-5.72%
2 Weeks-3.66%
1 Month-3.22%
3 Month10.13%
6 Month2.61%
12 Month-15%
2 Year-40.25%
3 Year-54.1%
5 Year-43.22%
10 Year-63.41%
15 Year-2.67%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.52
ATR(20)%3.86%
ATR Inc3.99%
Range Today0.29
ADR(20)0.48
ADR(20)%3.74%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS30.51
Mansfield-0.72
10 Day High13.81
10 Day Low12.5
20 Day High14.21
20 Day Low12.5
52 Week High16.48
52 Week Low10.75
CS1 End11.2
CR1 Start13.55
Volume & EV
DER(3)4.47%
DER(5)0.41%
Volume2.60K
Volume Incr-66.97%
Vol(5)2.76K
Vol(50)9.93K