VICOR CORP (VICR) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:VICR - Nasdaq - US9258151029 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, VICR scores 4 out of 10 in our technical rating. Although VICR has been one of the better performers in the overall market, we have a mixed picture in the medium term time frame. But recently some decent action can be observed again.
The long term trend is still negative, but the short term trend is neutral. It is advised to wait a little bit longer to see how this turns out.
Looking at the yearly performance, VICR did better than 71% of all other stocks. However, we also see that VICR couldn't keep up this performance in the last couple of months.
VICR is an average performer in the Electrical Equipment industry, it outperforms 68% of 94 stocks in the same industry.
VICR is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so VICR is lagging the market slightly.
In the last month VICR has a been trading in the 40.54 - 46.49 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
VICR has only a medium technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a support zone below the current price at 44.25, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
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39.83
57.72
When analyzing the support we can see 4 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 43.75 to 44.25. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- Support @42.34 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @41.06 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 40.23 to 40.37. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
We can see 4 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 44.49 to 45.85. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @47.83 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @49.39 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @57.15 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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for VICR is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for VICR is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 71.96 | POSITIVE | VICR has a high relative strength, it outperformed 71.96% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of VICR is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | MIXED | The current price of VICR is below the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | MIXED | The current price of VICR is below the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 49.73 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for VICR is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.17 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests VICR has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 53.12 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for VICR is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.93 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for VICR suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 12.12 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for VICR 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)
44.25
-0.59 (-1.32%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryElectrical Equipment
Performance
% Chg-1.32%
1 Week-3.36%
2 Weeks0.82%
1 Month2.55%
3 Month-17.51%
6 Month-10.01%
12 Month34.54%
2 Year-18.06%
3 Year-19.15%
5 Year-38.5%
10 Year263%
15 Year254.28%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.24
ATR(20)%2.93%
ATR Inc13.35%
Range Today0.94
ADR(20)1.18
ADR(20)%2.67%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS71.96
Mansfield-0.76
10 Day High46.49
10 Day Low43.47
20 Day High46.49
20 Day Low40.54
52 Week High65.7
52 Week Low31.65
CS1 End44.25
CR1 Start44.49
Volume & EV
DER(3)-2.86%
DER(5)-2.12%
Volume136.20K
Volume Incr-26.31%
Vol(5)138.48K
Vol(50)230.62K