SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC (SLF.CA) Stock Technical Analysis
TSX:SLF - Toronto Stock Exchange - CA8667961053 - Common Stock - Currency: CAD
Overall SLF gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. SLF'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.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, SLF is a bad performer in the overall market: 63% of all stocks are doing better.
SLF is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Insurance industry. 93% of 79 stocks in the same industry do better.
In the last month SLF has a been trading in the 77.38 - 86.24 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.
SLF has an average volume of 1706010 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The short term trend is negative, the long term trend is neutral. Not much exciting going on here.
SLF is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so SLF is lagging the market.
The technical rating of SLF 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
70.63
88.86
We found 2 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 75.94 to 77.63. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @71.34 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
We found 1 important resistance area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 83.96 to 87.98. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages 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 SLF.CA is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for SLF.CA is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 37.73 | NEUTRAL | SLF.CA is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of SLF.CA is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of SLF.CA is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of SLF.CA is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 24.85 | OVERSOLD | The low RSI value suggests SLF.CA may be oversold. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.38 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests SLF.CA has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 44.46 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for SLF.CA is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.86 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for SLF.CA suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 29.67 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for SLF.CA 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)
TSX:SLF (8/8/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
77.85
-6.72 (-7.95%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryInsurance
Performance
% Chg-7.95%
1 Week-7.85%
2 Weeks-8.41%
1 Month-8.16%
3 Month-10.04%
6 Month-7.96%
12 Month17.94%
2 Year18.12%
3 Year34.55%
5 Year43%
10 Year86.15%
15 Year210.9%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.63
ATR(20)%1.86%
ATR Inc252.24%
Range Today4.18
ADR(20)1.23
ADR(20)%1.58%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS37.73
Mansfield-1.3
10 Day High85.87
10 Day Low77.38
20 Day High86.24
20 Day Low77.38
52 Week High91.11
52 Week Low65.79
CS1 End77.63
CR1 Start83.96
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.59%
DER(5)-2.34%
Volume5.30M
Volume Incr169.02%
Vol(5)2.98M
Vol(50)1.71M