UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES-B (UHS) Stock Technical Analysis
USA - New York Stock Exchange - NYSE:UHS - US9139031002 - Common Stock
Overall UHS gets a technical rating of 1 out of 10. UHS has been an average performer in the overall market. Also recent evolutions are not that positive: both the medium and short term time frames give negative signs.
- In the last month UHS has a been trading in the 197.45 - 229.15 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
- The short term trend is negative, the long term trend is neutral. Not much exciting going on here.
- When comparing the performance of all stocks over the past year, UHS turns out to be only a medium performer in the overall market: it outperformed 48% of all stocks.
- UHS is part of the Health Care Providers & Services industry. There are 100 other stocks in this industry, UHS did better than 57% of them.
- UHS is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so UHS is lagging the market.
The technical rating of UHS is bad and it also does not present a 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.
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We found 2 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 199.21 to 199.21. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 157.05 to 157.47. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
3 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 215.43 to 218.78. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 225.13 to 227.65. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @238.02 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for UHS is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for UHS is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 48.17 | NEUTRAL | UHS is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of UHS is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of UHS is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of UHS is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 25.62 | OVERSOLD | The low RSI value suggests UHS may be oversold. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -2.49 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests UHS has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 9.27 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests UHS may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.7 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for UHS suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 33.38 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for UHS suggests a strong trend. |
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-2.59 (-1.28%)
UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES-B / UHS FAQ
What is the technical rating for UHS stock?
ChartMill assigns a technical rating of 1 / 10 to UHS.
Can you provide the trend direction for UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES-B?
The current trend direction for UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES-B (UHS) is Bearish.
What is the RSI signal for UHS stock?
UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES-B (UHS) has an RSI value of 25.6163. This indicates that the stock is currently oversold.
What is the short term momentum for UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES-B (UHS) stock?
The short term momentum for UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES-B (UHS) is negative.