VANGUARD HEALTH CARE ETF (VHT) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSEARCA:VHT - NYSE Arca - US92204A5048 - ETF - Currency: USD
Overall VHT gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. VHT'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.
81% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than VHT.
VHT is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new highs.
In the last month VHT has a been trading in a tight range between 242.21 and 253.69.
Although the technical rating is bad, VHT does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a support zone below the current price at 240.69, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
234.33
276.58
We found 1 important support area.
- A support zone ranging from 236.70 to 240.69. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
3 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 246.13 to 250.61. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 255.89 to 260.18. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 269.68 to 273.84. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
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 VHT is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for VHT is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 19.81 | NEGATIVE | VHT has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 80.19% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of VHT is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of VHT is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of VHT is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 44.77 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for VHT is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.43 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests VHT has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 14.03 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests VHT may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.27 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for VHT suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 12.23 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for VHT 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)
245.21
-2.37 (-0.96%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg-0.96%
1 Week-2.56%
2 Weeks-1.75%
1 Month-0.19%
3 Month-0.37%
6 Month-5.15%
12 Month-9.48%
2 Year-0.86%
3 Year0.17%
5 Year20.98%
10 Year70.31%
15 Year383.36%
Volatility
ATR(14)3.22
ATR(20)%1.27%
ATR Inc0.82%
Range Today2.19
ADR(20)2.93
ADR(20)%1.19%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS19.81
Mansfield-1.44
10 Day High253.7
10 Day Low244.5
20 Day High253.7
20 Day Low242.21
52 Week High289.14
52 Week Low234.11
CS1 End240.69
CR1 Start246.13
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.34%
DER(5)-0.96%
Volume309.60K
Volume Incr-8.21%
Vol(5)261.56K
Vol(50)322.74K