USA COMPRESSION PARTNERS LP (USAC) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:USAC - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US90290N1090 - Currency: USD
Overall USAC gets a technical rating of 2 out of 10. USAC's overall performance in the market is below average. Also recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, USAC is a bad performer in the overall market: 68% of all stocks are doing better.
In the last month USAC has a been trading in the 24.44 - 26.50 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Both the short term and long term trends are neutral. So this is not the most entertaining stock around.
USAC is part of the Energy Equipment & Services industry. There are 63 other stocks in this industry, USAC did better than 64% of them.
USAC is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so USAC is lagging the market slightly.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
USAC has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately. 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.
More info and screens
21.32
26.57
When analyzing the support we can see 2 important areas.
- Support @24.64 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 21.54 to 22.14. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We found 1 important resistance area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 24.84 to 26.31. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for USAC is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for USAC is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 32.84 | NEUTRAL | USAC is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of USAC is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | MIXED | The current price of USAC is below the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of USAC is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 43.63 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for USAC is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.11 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests USAC has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 17.92 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests USAC may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.77 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for USAC suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 14.36 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for USAC 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)
24.65
-0.26 (-1.04%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorEnergy
GICS IndustryEnergy Equipment & Services
Performance
% Chg-1.04%
1 Week-2.3%
2 Weeks-5.08%
1 Month-0.2%
3 Month-8.7%
6 Month8.73%
12 Month3.88%
2 Year24.87%
3 Year47.43%
5 Year126.98%
10 Year28.65%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.68
ATR(20)%2.77%
ATR Inc32.02%
Range Today1.05
ADR(20)0.67
ADR(20)%2.72%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS32.84
Mansfield-0.25
10 Day High26.03
10 Day Low24.44
20 Day High26.5
20 Day Low24.44
52 Week High30.1
52 Week Low21.06
CS1 End24.64
CR1 Start24.84
Volume & EV
DER(3)-2.28%
DER(5)-0.63%
Volume208.90K
Volume Incr107.87%
Vol(5)593.18K
Vol(50)265.82K