SWK HOLDINGS CORP (SWKH) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:SWKH - Nasdaq - US78501P2039 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, SWKH scores 3 out of 10 in our technical rating. Recently some decent action could be observed, but in the medium term time frame this is still negative. SWKH was also a bad performer in the overall market in the last year.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, SWKH is a bad performer in the overall market: 88% of all stocks are doing better.
SWKH is part of the Financial Services industry. There are 100 other stocks in this industry, of which 81% are performing better than SWKH.
SWKH 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.
Warning: SWKH has an average volume of 17712 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
In the last month SWKH has a been trading in the 14.16 - 15.36 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
Prices have been consolidating recently, this may present a good entry opportunity.
The short term trend is positive, while the long term trend is still negative. So this is evolving in the right direction, but it may need some more time to really turn around the trend.
Although the technical rating is bad, SWKH does present a nice setup opportunity. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 15.23. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point.
More info and screens
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18.47
We found 4 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 14.98 to 15.13. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Support @14.73 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Support @13.96 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 13.27 to 13.35. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We can see 4 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 15.23 to 15.24. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @16.76 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @17.69 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @18.29 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 SWKH is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for SWKH is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 12.56 | NEGATIVE | SWKH has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 87.44% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of SWKH is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of SWKH is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of SWKH is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 57.81 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for SWKH is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.01 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests SWKH has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 75.77 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for SWKH is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.94 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for SWKH suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 9.49 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for SWKH 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)
15.2
+0.02 (+0.13%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryFinancial Services
Performance
% Chg0.13%
1 Week1.27%
2 Weeks0.93%
1 Month4.32%
3 Month-15.79%
6 Month-7.26%
12 Month-12.14%
2 Year-5.82%
3 Year-15.88%
5 Year20.44%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.26
ATR(20)%1.94%
ATR Inc-23.73%
Range Today0.22
ADR(20)0.28
ADR(20)%1.85%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS12.56
Mansfield-1.36
10 Day High15.36
10 Day Low14.9
20 Day High15.36
20 Day Low14.16
52 Week High20.49
52 Week Low13.17
CS1 End15.13
CR1 Start15.23
Volume & EV
DER(3)-2.47%
DER(5)-3.52%
Volume12.50K
Volume Incr-9.81%
Vol(5)14.84K
Vol(50)17.71K