VALHI INC (VHI) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:VHI - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US9189052098 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 1 out of 10 to VHI. VHI'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.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
87% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than VHI.
VHI is part of the Chemicals industry. There are 85 other stocks in this industry, of which 63% are performing better than VHI.
VHI is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new 52 week highs at the moment.
In the last month VHI has a been trading in the 15.18 - 19.00 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Warning: VHI has an average volume of 17984 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
The technical rating of VHI is bad and it also does not present a quality setup 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
14.07
18.79
We found 3 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 14.85 to 14.85. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the weekly time frame.
- Support @14.52 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @14.21 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 4 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 15.51 to 15.52. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 16.35 to 16.67. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 17.75 to 18.02. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @18.60 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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for VHI is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for VHI is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 13.19 | NEGATIVE | VHI has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 86.81% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of VHI is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | MIXED | The current price of VHI is below the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of VHI is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 35.26 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for VHI is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.29 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests VHI has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 16.01 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests VHI may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.54 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for VHI suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 25.36 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for VHI 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)
15.5
-0.32 (-2.02%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryChemicals
Performance
% Chg-2.02%
1 Week-2.76%
2 Weeks-12.53%
1 Month-18.55%
3 Month-11.68%
6 Month-21.84%
12 Month-18.42%
2 Year17.07%
3 Year-55.64%
5 Year11.03%
10 Year-54.2%
15 Year-78.25%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.57
ATR(20)%3.54%
ATR Inc-28.41%
Range Today0.35
ADR(20)0.54
ADR(20)%3.48%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS13.19
Mansfield-3.56
10 Day High17.89
10 Day Low15.18
20 Day High19
20 Day Low15.18
52 Week High41.75
52 Week Low14.1
CS1 End14.85
CR1 Start15.51
Volume & EV
DER(3)-3.34%
DER(5)-0.82%
Volume9.30K
Volume Incr-7.17%
Vol(5)11.84K
Vol(50)17.98K