VISTA GOLD CORP (VGZ) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSEARCA:VGZ - NYSE Arca - CA9279263037 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall VGZ gets a technical rating of 10 out of 10. Both in the recent history as in the last year, VGZ has proven to be a steady performer, scoring decent points in every aspect analyzed.
Both the short term and long term trends are positive. This is a very positive sign.
Looking at the yearly performance, VGZ did better than 98% of all other stocks.
VGZ is part of the Metals & Mining industry. There are 153 other stocks in this industry. VGZ outperforms 96% of them.
VGZ is currently trading in the upper part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index is also trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so VGZ is performing more or less in line with the market.
In the last month VGZ has a been trading in the 0.88 - 1.30 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Although VGZ has an excellent technical rating, it does not present a decent entry opportunity 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
0.59
1.19
We found 5 important support areas.
- Support @1.14 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Support @1.04 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Support @0.97 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 0.66 to 0.67. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @0.60 from a trend 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 | UP | POSITIVE | The long term trend for VGZ is up. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for VGZ is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 98.29 | POSITIVE | VGZ has a high relative strength, it outperformed 98.29% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of VGZ is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of VGZ is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of VGZ is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 62.85 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for VGZ is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.01 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests VGZ has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 69.3 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for VGZ is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 6.38 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for VGZ suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 40.43 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for VGZ 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)
1.18
+0.03 (+2.61%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryMetals & Mining
Performance
% Chg2.61%
1 Week-3.28%
2 Weeks22.92%
1 Month31.11%
3 Month88.8%
6 Month93.44%
12 Month134.17%
2 Year96.7%
3 Year48.06%
5 Year30.68%
10 Year257.58%
15 Year-37.89%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.08
ATR(20)%6.38%
ATR Inc2.02%
Range Today0.05
ADR(20)0.07
ADR(20)%6.1%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS98.29
Mansfield7.09
10 Day High1.3
10 Day Low0.93
20 Day High1.3
20 Day Low0.88
52 Week High1.3
52 Week Low0.46
CS1 End1.14
CR1 StartN/A
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.69%
DER(5)-4.38%
Volume449.90K
Volume Incr-15.48%
Vol(5)713.72K
Vol(50)792.62K