VALHI INC (VHI) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:VHI - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US9189052098 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, VHI scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. 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.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, VHI is a bad performer in the overall market: 84% of all stocks are doing better.
VHI is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. The S&P500 Index is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so VHI is lagging the market.
VHI is currently showing a bear flag pattern! A bear flag pattern occurs when prices pull back slightly after a strong move down. This may present a good short opportunity.
Warning: VHI has an average volume of 15976 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
VHI is part of the Chemicals industry. There are 85 other stocks in this industry, VHI did better than 45% of them.
VHI has a poor technical rating and the quality of the setup is also not perfect at the moment. Prices have been consolidating lately.
More info and screens
14.37
18.79
We found 1 important support area.
- Support @14.52 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
We can see 3 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 15.75 to 15.77. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 16.39 to 16.55. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- 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 | 16.57 | NEGATIVE | VHI has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 83.43% 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) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of VHI is below a declining 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) | 39.55 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for VHI is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.04 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests VHI has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 33.33 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for VHI is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 4.95 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for VHI suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 20.51 | NEUTRAL | The ADX value for VHI suggests a possible start of a new 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)
14.53
-0.24 (-1.62%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryChemicals
Performance
% Chg-1.62%
1 Week-0.21%
2 Weeks-7.69%
1 Month-19.77%
3 Month-13.97%
6 Month-40.72%
12 Month-22.3%
2 Year13.07%
3 Year-67.95%
5 Year38.65%
10 Year-78.61%
15 Year-70.56%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.61
ATR(20)%4.95%
ATR Inc12.8%
Range Today0.63
ADR(20)0.69
ADR(20)%4.74%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS16.57
Mansfield-3.8
10 Day High15.9
10 Day Low14.1
20 Day High18.63
20 Day Low14.1
52 Week High41.75
52 Week Low14.1
CS1 End14.52
CR1 Start15.75
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.41%
DER(5)-2.36%
Volume31.90K
Volume Incr68.05%
Vol(5)21.20K
Vol(50)15.98K