USANA HEALTH SCIENCES INC (USNA) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:USNA - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US90328M1071 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 3 out of 10 to USNA. Recently some decent action could be observed, but in the medium term time frame this is still negative. USNA was also a bad performer in the overall market in the last year.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, USNA is a bad performer in the overall market: 82% of all stocks are doing better.
USNA is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so USNA is lagging the market.
USNA is currently showing a bull flag pattern! A bull flag pattern occurs when prices pull back slightly after a strong rise up. This may be a nice opportunity for an entry.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days, which is a good thing during a pullback.
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.
USNA is part of the Personal Care Products industry. There are 35 other stocks in this industry, USNA did better than 44% of them.
Although the technical rating is bad, USNA does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. A pullback is taking place, which may present a nice opportunity for an entry. There is a support zone below the current price at 29.41, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
28.81
41.55
We found 1 important support area.
- A support zone ranging from 29.10 to 29.41. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
We can see 4 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 29.84 to 30.27. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @31.36 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @33.38 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @41.14 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 USNA is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for USNA is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 18.38 | NEGATIVE | USNA has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 81.62% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of USNA is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of USNA is above a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of USNA is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 55.87 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for USNA is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests USNA has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 52.56 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for USNA is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.18 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for USNA suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 36.8 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for USNA suggests a strong 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)
29.42
-0.64 (-2.13%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Staples
GICS IndustryPersonal Care Products
Performance
% Chg-2.13%
1 Week-2.81%
2 Weeks-0.27%
1 Month8.24%
3 Month-7.43%
6 Month-26.27%
12 Month-37.02%
2 Year-51.51%
3 Year-58.17%
5 Year-65.27%
10 Year-54.06%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.91
ATR(20)%3.18%
ATR Inc-3.66%
Range Today0.76
ADR(20)0.88
ADR(20)%3%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS18.38
Mansfield-2.02
10 Day High31.49
10 Day Low28.75
20 Day High31.49
20 Day Low26.83
52 Week High49.16
52 Week Low23.1
CS1 End29.41
CR1 Start29.84
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.26%
DER(5)0.41%
Volume125.40K
Volume Incr-40.4%
Vol(5)142.06K
Vol(50)224.81K