VANGUARD CANADIAN SHORT-TERM (VSC.CA) Stock Technical Analysis
TSX:VSC - Toronto Stock Exchange - CA92203N1015 - ETF - Currency: CAD
Overall VSC gets a technical rating of 2 out of 10. In the last year, VSC was among the worst performers in the market. Also the short term picture is negative, the medium term is unclear at the moment.
70% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than VSC.
VSC is currently trading in the upper part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near a new high, so VSC is lagging the market slightly.
The short term trend is negative, but the long term trend is still positive. So although the long term is still positive, this may be a trend turning.
In the last month VSC has a been trading in a tight range between 24.13 and 24.29.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
Although the technical rating is bad, VSC does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a support zone below the current price at 24.12, 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
22.93
24.53
When analyzing the support we can see 2 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 23.83 to 24.12. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @23.16 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
We found 1 important resistance area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 24.19 to 24.29. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages 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 | UP | POSITIVE | The long term trend for VSC.CA is up. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for VSC.CA is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 30.93 | NEUTRAL | VSC.CA is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of VSC.CA is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | MIXED | The current price of VSC.CA is below the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of VSC.CA is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 47.77 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for VSC.CA is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests VSC.CA has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 20 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for VSC.CA is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 0.16 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for VSC.CA suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 14.32 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for VSC.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:VSC (7/4/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
24.18
+0.02 (+0.08%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg0.08%
1 Week-0.25%
2 Weeks0%
1 Month-0.08%
3 Month-0.08%
6 Month0.37%
12 Month3.2%
2 Year7.09%
3 Year5.08%
5 Year-3.51%
10 Year-3.93%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.04
ATR(20)%0.16%
ATR Inc-41.18%
Range Today0.02
ADR(20)0.03
ADR(20)%0.12%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS30.93
Mansfield-0.74
10 Day High24.29
10 Day Low24.14
20 Day High24.29
20 Day Low24.13
52 Week High24.29
52 Week Low23.45
CS1 End24.12
CR1 Start24.19
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.72%
DER(5)1.09%
Volume15.58K
Volume Incr32.28%
Vol(5)18.96K
Vol(50)33.56K