VANGUARD CANADIAN LONG-TERM (VLB.CA) Stock Technical Analysis
TSX:VLB - Toronto Stock Exchange - CA92211H1047 - ETF - Currency: CAD
Taking everything into account, VLB scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. VLB'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.
79% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than VLB.
VLB 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.
Warning: VLB has an average volume of 10580 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
In the last month VLB has a been trading in a tight range between 20.40 and 20.91.
Although the technical rating is bad, VLB does present a nice setup opportunity. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is a support zone below the current price at 20.51, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. Another positive sign is the recent Pocket Pivot signal.
- A Pocket Pivot is a price/volume accumulation pattern. A Pocket Pivot occurs when price moves up with volume higher than the maximum down volume registered in the previous 10 days.
More info and screens
19.74
22.56
When analyzing the support we can see 2 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 20.40 to 20.51. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @19.94 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
We can see 2 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 20.63 to 21.07. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 21.67 to 22.34. 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 VLB.CA is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for VLB.CA is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 21.77 | NEGATIVE | VLB.CA has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 78.23% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of VLB.CA is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of VLB.CA is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of VLB.CA is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 46.15 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for VLB.CA is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests VLB.CA has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 30.42 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for VLB.CA is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 0.74 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for VLB.CA suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 11.36 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for VLB.CA 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)
TSX:VLB (7/4/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
20.58
+0.07 (+0.34%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg0.34%
1 Week-0.58%
2 Weeks-0.24%
1 Month-1.39%
3 Month-4.5%
6 Month-3.43%
12 Month-0.68%
2 Year-1.77%
3 Year-9.1%
5 Year-33.61%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.15
ATR(20)%0.74%
ATR Inc-42.86%
Range Today0.06
ADR(20)0.1
ADR(20)%0.5%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS21.77
Mansfield-1.09
10 Day High20.92
10 Day Low20.51
20 Day High20.92
20 Day Low20.4
52 Week High22.2
52 Week Low20.29
CS1 End20.51
CR1 Start20.63
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.25%
DER(5)-0.04%
Volume2.31K
Volume Incr26.62%
Vol(5)13.04K
Vol(50)10.58K