Valassis Communications (VCI) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:VCI - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. -
Taking everything into account, VCI scores 8 out of 10 in our technical rating. Both in the recent history as in the last year, VCI has proven to be a steady performer, scoring decent points in every aspect analyzed.
The long and short term trends are both positive. This is looking good!
VCI is currently trading near its 52 week high, which is a good sign. The S&P500 Index is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, but not near new highs, so VCI is leading the market.
VCI has an average volume of 1183700 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that VCI is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 81% of all stocks. However, this overall good ranking is mostly due to the recent strong move.
In the last month VCI has a been trading in a tight range between 34.00 and 34.32.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
Although VCI has an excellent technical rating, the quality of the presented setup is not ideal 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.
More info and screens
30.38
35.10
2 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 33.73 to 33.99. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- Support @30.69 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice one important area.
- Resistance @34.75 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 | UP | POSITIVE | The long term trend for VCI is up. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for VCI is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 81.69 | POSITIVE | VCI has a high relative strength, it outperformed 81.69% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of VCI is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of VCI is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of VCI is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 64.05 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for VCI is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.16 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests VCI has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 0.3 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for VCI suggests low volalility. |
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)
34.02
+0.01 (+0.03%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg0.03%
1 Week-0.15%
2 Weeks-0.29%
1 Month-0.7%
3 Month21.85%
6 Month18.7%
12 Month17.47%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.07
ATR(20)%0.3%
ATR Inc-42.73%
Range Today0.03
ADR(20)N/A
ADR(20)%N/A
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS81.69
Mansfield1.34
10 Day High34.18
10 Day Low34
20 Day High34.32
20 Day Low34
52 Week High34.95
52 Week Low23.69
CS1 End33.99
CR1 Start34.75
Volume & EV
DER(3)2.1%
DER(5)-0.66%
Volume2.28M
Volume Incr237.76%
Vol(5)2.19M
Vol(50)1.18M