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SYMETRA FINL CORP (SYA) Stock Technical Analysis

NYSE:SYA - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. -

32.02  +0.03 (+0.09%)

After market: 32 -0.02 (-0.06%)

Technical Rating and Analysis

10

Overall SYA gets a technical rating of 10 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, SYA is showing a nice and steady performance.

The long and short term trends are both positive. This is looking good!
Looking at the yearly performance, SYA did better than 87% of all other stocks. We also observe that the gains produced by SYA over the past year are nicely spread over this period.
SYA is currently making a new 52 week high. This is a strong signal. The S&P500 Index is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, but not near new highs, so SYA is leading the market.
In the last month SYA has a been trading in a tight range between 31.67 and 32.02.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
Weekly and Daily overview Charts
SYMETRA FINL CORP / SYA Weekly stock chart
SYMETRA FINL CORP / SYA Daily stock chart
Setup Rating and Analysis

8

SYA has an excellent technical rating and also presents a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 32.03. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 31.91, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. Very recently a Pocket Pivot signal was observed. This is another positive sign.

  • A Pocket Pivot is a price/volume accumulation pattern. A Pocket Pivot occurs when price moves up with volume higher than the maximum down volume registered in the previous 10 days.
Support and Resistance Analysis

21.28

32.35

When analyzing the support we can see 3 important areas.

  • A support zone ranging from 31.48 to 31.91. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
  • Support @29.39 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
  • Support @21.49 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.

We found 1 important resistance area.

  • A resistance zone ranging from 32.03 to 32.03. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
Technical Indicator Signal Analysis

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.

IndicatorValueSignalComment
ChartMill Long Term Trend IndicatorUPPOSITIVEThe long term trend for SYA is up.
ChartMill Short Term Trend IndicatorUPPOSITIVEThe short term trend for SYA is up.
ChartMill Relative Strength87.77POSITIVESYA has a high relative strength, it outperformed 87.77% off all stocks on the market.
Simple Moving Average/SMA (20)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of SYA is above the rising SMA(20).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (50)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of SYA is above the rising SMA(50).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (200)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of SYA is above the rising SMA(200).
Relative Strength Index/RSI (14)67.11NEUTRALThe RSI value for SYA is a neutral value.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9)0.02POSITIVEThe MACD value suggests SYA has a positive trend.
Stochastics (14,3)95.7OVERBOUGHTThe high Stochastics value suggests SYA may be overbought.
Average True Range in percent/ATR (20)0.33LOW VOLATILITYThe low ATR as a percentage value for SYA suggests low volalility.
Chart- and CandleStick Pattern Analysis
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)
Example Setup

Important!: this is just an example which is fully automatically generated based on the analysis above and should in no way be interpreted as a suggestion. Always make your own analysis and determine your own entry and exit points.

ENTRYEXITDISTANCECAPITAL
32.0431.730.31 (0.97%)25.00%
An entry @32.04. This is a Buy Stop order right above the resistance zone.An exit @31.73. This is a Stop Loss order right below the 10 day low.The worst case loss on the trade is limited to 0.31 points, which is 0.97%.For a 0.24% total portfolio risk, you can invest 25.00% of your capital in this trade.

  • The generated setup is based on the nearest support and resistance areas. If you are looking for a more long term trade, probably a wider stop is advisable.
  • This trade setup was generated fully automatically and should not be interpreted as trading advice. Always check the related news for upcoming earnings or other events. Make your own analysis and trade at your own responsibility.
SYMETRA FINL CORP / SYA Daily stock chart

SYMETRA FINL CORP

NYSE:SYA (1/29/2016, 8:49:22 PM)

After market: 32 -0.02 (-0.06%)

32.02

+0.03 (+0.09%)

Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg0.09%
1 Week0.5%
2 Weeks0.63%
1 Month0.66%
3 Month0.91%
6 Month27.88%
12 Month57.66%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.1
ATR(20)%0.33%
ATR Inc-69.57%
Range Today0.04
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
CRS87.77
Mansfield2.18
10 Day High32.02
10 Day Low31.74
20 Day High32.02
20 Day Low31.67
52 Week High32.02
52 Week Low20.24
CS1 End31.91
CR1 Start32.03
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.33%
DER(5)-0.7%
Volume2.41M
Volume Incr97.66%
Vol(5)1.51M
Vol(50)721.66K