SOTERA HEALTH CO (SHC) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:SHC - Nasdaq - US83601L1026 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 1 out of 10 to SHC. SHC's overall performance in the market is below average. Also recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
83% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than SHC.
SHC 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.
In the last month SHC has a been trading in the 10.93 - 12.13 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Prices have been consolidating recently, but much resistance may still be present above.
SHC has an average volume of 1155620 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
SHC is part of the Life Sciences Tools & Services industry. There are 54 other stocks in this industry, SHC did better than 54% of them.
SHC has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately.
More info and screens
11.25
17.02
We can see 4 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 11.41 to 11.94. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 12.51 to 12.67. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @13.68 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @16.85 from a horizontal line in the weekly 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 SHC is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for SHC is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 17.89 | NEGATIVE | SHC has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 82.11% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | MIXED | The current price of SHC is below the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of SHC is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of SHC is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 47.09 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for SHC is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.02 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests SHC has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 17.6 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests SHC may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.14 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for SHC suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 16.79 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for SHC 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)
11.36
+0.35 (+3.18%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryLife Sciences Tools & Services
Performance
% Chg3.18%
1 Week-0.18%
2 Weeks-1.98%
1 Month2.43%
3 Month1.84%
6 Month-16.78%
12 Month-17.68%
2 Year-40.15%
3 Year-40.83%
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.36
ATR(20)%3.14%
ATR Inc19.29%
Range Today0.49
ADR(20)0.35
ADR(20)%3.08%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS17.89
Mansfield-2.14
10 Day High12.13
10 Day Low10.94
20 Day High12.13
20 Day Low10.93
52 Week High17.08
52 Week Low9.53
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start11.41
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.54%
DER(5)0.88%
Volume793.70K
Volume Incr-17.96%
Vol(5)947.25K
Vol(50)1.16M