STEWART INFORMATION SERVICES (STC) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:STC - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US8603721015 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 8 out of 10 to STC. Although STC is only a medium performer in the overall market, the technical picture looks good in both the medium and short term time frames.
The long and short term trends are both positive. This is looking good!
STC is currently trading in the upper part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near a new high, so STC is lagging the market slightly.
In the last month STC has a been trading in the 58.12 - 72.80 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
When compared to the yearly performance of all other stocks, STC outperforms 51% of them, which is more or less in line with the market.
STC is part of the Insurance industry. There are 143 other stocks in this industry, STC did better than 66% of them.
Although STC has an excellent technical rating, it does not offer a high quality setup at the moment. Prices have been extended to the upside lately. For a nice entry it is better to wait for a consolidation.
More info and screens
58.68
72.37
3 important support areas can be observed.
- Support @67.35 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 63.88 to 65.66. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 59.27 to 59.99. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines 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 | UP | POSITIVE | The long term trend for STC is up. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for STC is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 51.78 | NEUTRAL | STC is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of STC is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of STC is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of STC is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 72.26 | OVERBOUGHT | The high RSI value suggests STC may be overbought. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.68 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests STC has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 92.51 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests STC may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.52 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for STC suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 32.07 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for STC 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)
71.65
-0.48 (-0.67%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryInsurance
Performance
% Chg-0.67%
1 Week5.85%
2 Weeks10.35%
1 Month21.9%
3 Month7.92%
6 Month4.54%
12 Month1.07%
2 Year54.68%
3 Year41.49%
5 Year67.92%
10 Year84.95%
15 Year586.96%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.48
ATR(20)%2.52%
ATR Inc4.21%
Range Today1.58
ADR(20)1.62
ADR(20)%2.26%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS51.78
Mansfield-0.46
10 Day High72.8
10 Day Low64.63
20 Day High72.8
20 Day Low58.12
52 Week High78.44
52 Week Low56.39
CS1 End67.35
CR1 StartN/A
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.79%
DER(5)-0.23%
Volume187.48K
Volume Incr-44.44%
Vol(5)141.10K
Vol(50)205.09K