STATE AUTO FINANCIAL CORP (STFC) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:STFC - Nasdaq - Common Stock
Overall STFC gets a technical rating of 8 out of 10. This is due to a consistent performance in both the short and longer term time frames. Also compared to the overall market, STFC is showing a nice and steady performance.
The long and short term trends are both positive. This is looking good!
STFC is part of the Insurance industry. There are 144 other stocks in this industry. STFC outperforms 100% of them.
STFC is currently making a new 52 week high. This is a strong signal. The S&P500 Index however is also trading near new highs, which makes the performance in line with the market.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that STFC is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 99% of all stocks. However, this overall performance is mostly based on the strong move around 7 months ago.
In the last month STFC has a been trading in a tight range between 49.85 and 52.14.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
Although STFC has an excellent technical rating, it does not offer a high quality setup 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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52.54
We found 2 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 50.95 to 51.80. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 49.72 to 49.86. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
We found 1 important resistance area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 52.02 to 52.02. 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 | UP | POSITIVE | The long term trend for STFC is up. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for STFC is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 99.14 | POSITIVE | STFC has a high relative strength, it outperformed 99.14% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of STFC is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of STFC is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of STFC is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 65.92 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for STFC is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.02 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests STFC has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 83.71 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests STFC may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 0.48 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for STFC suggests low volalility. |
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)
52.01
+0.12 (+0.23%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryInsurance
Performance
% Chg0.23%
1 Week0.48%
2 Weeks0.58%
1 Month0.39%
3 Month0.79%
6 Month2.06%
12 Month179.77%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.15
ATR(20)%0.48%
ATR Inc43.32%
Range Today0.18
ADR(20)N/A
ADR(20)%N/A
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS99.14
Mansfield3.21
10 Day High52.14
10 Day Low51.69
20 Day High52.14
20 Day Low49.85
52 Week High52.14
52 Week Low16.4
CS1 End51.8
CR1 Start52.02
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.29%
DER(5)-0.74%
Volume756.80K
Volume Incr215.72%
Vol(5)208.78K
Vol(50)79.84K