UNITED GUARDIAN INC (UG) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:UG - Nasdaq - US9105711082 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 0 out of 10 to UG. UG scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
The short term trend is neutral, while the long term trend is still negative. We need to see a little more continued positive action to make this really interesting.
81% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than UG.
UG is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. The S&P500 Index is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so UG is lagging the market.
In the last month UG has a been trading in the 8.00 - 8.74 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Prices have been consolidating recently, but much resistance may still be present above.
Warning: UG has an average volume of 7594 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
UG is part of the Personal Care Products industry. There are 35 other stocks in this industry, UG did better than 44% of them.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
Although the technical rating is bad, UG does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a support zone below the current price at 8.01, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
7.80
9.01
We found 1 important support area.
- A support zone ranging from 7.88 to 8.01. 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 8.21 to 8.27. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 8.41 to 8.54. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @8.74 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @8.92 from a horizontal line in the daily 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 UG is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for UG is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 19.22 | NEGATIVE | UG has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 80.78% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of UG is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of UG is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of UG is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 46.88 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for UG is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests UG has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 30.82 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for UG is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.08 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for UG suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 11.52 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for UG 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)
NASDAQ:UG (6/18/2025, 8:00:01 PM)
8.175
+0.01 (+0.08%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Staples
GICS IndustryPersonal Care Products
Performance
% Chg0.08%
1 Week-1.57%
2 Weeks-0.34%
1 Month-6.46%
3 Month-14.93%
6 Month-15.55%
12 Month-10.66%
2 Year-1.07%
3 Year-45.46%
5 Year-44.8%
10 Year-57.2%
15 Year-30.9%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.2
ATR(20)%3.08%
ATR Inc-54.09%
Range Today0.05
ADR(20)0.23
ADR(20)%2.83%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS19.22
Mansfield-2.62
10 Day High8.5
10 Day Low8.04
20 Day High8.74
20 Day Low8
52 Week High16.25
52 Week Low7.73
CS1 End8.01
CR1 Start8.21
Volume & EV
DER(3)-5.39%
DER(5)-3.3%
Volume1.00K
Volume Incr-1.97%
Vol(5)3.74K
Vol(50)7.59K