VANGUARD SMALL-CAP VALUE ETF (VBR) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSEARCA:VBR - NYSE Arca - US9229086114 - ETF - Currency: USD
Overall VBR gets a technical rating of 5 out of 10. In the past year, VBR was only an average performing stock in the market. The medium term picture is unclear, although we see some positive events in recent action.
The long term trend is still neutral, but the short term trend is positive, so the stock is getting more and more appreciated by traders and investors.
VBR 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.
When comparing the performance of all stocks over the past year, VBR turns out to be only a medium performer in the overall market: it outperformed 52% of all stocks.
VBR 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 VBR is lagging the market slightly.
In the last month VBR has a been trading in a tight range between 184.56 and 194.34.
VBR has only a medium technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. A pullback is taking place, which may present a nice opportunity for an entry. There is a support zone below the current price at 190.19, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for VBR in the last couple of days, which is a good sign.
- Behavior of large players is measured by the Effective Volume indicator. This indicator inspects the 1 minute timeframe looking for high volume transactions.
More info and screens
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3 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 188.29 to 190.19. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Support @172.06 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @169.12 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
We can see 2 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 191.17 to 192.44. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @201.60 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for VBR is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for VBR is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 52.63 | NEUTRAL | VBR is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of VBR is above a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of VBR is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of VBR is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 52.24 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for VBR is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.4 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests VBR has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 53.74 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for VBR is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.42 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for VBR suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 10.03 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for VBR 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)
190.41
+0.79 (+0.42%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg0.42%
1 Week-1.12%
2 Weeks0.36%
1 Month-1.45%
3 Month1.16%
6 Month-4.63%
12 Month3.99%
2 Year15.12%
3 Year27.09%
5 Year78.09%
10 Year76.62%
15 Year253.27%
Volatility
ATR(14)2.38
ATR(20)%1.42%
ATR Inc-5.83%
Range Today2.51
ADR(20)2.36
ADR(20)%1.24%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS52.63
Mansfield-0.61
10 Day High194.34
10 Day Low188.46
20 Day High194.34
20 Day Low184.56
52 Week High219.01
52 Week Low160.23
CS1 End190.19
CR1 Start191.17
Volume & EV
DER(3)4.37%
DER(5)2.46%
Volume307.50K
Volume Incr-9.81%
Vol(5)338.94K
Vol(50)463.18K