VERTEX ENERGY INC (VTNR) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:VTNR - Nasdaq - US92534K1079 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 0 out of 10 to VTNR. VTNR'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.
100% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than VTNR.
VTNR is part of the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry. There are 213 other stocks in this industry, of which 91% are performing better than VTNR.
VTNR is currently making a new 52 week low. This is a very bad signal. The S&P500 Index is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so VTNR is lagging the market.
In the last month VTNR has a been trading in the 0.05 - 0.49 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Prices have been falling strongly lately, it is better to avoid new long positions here.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days. In combination with the strong move down this is a bad signal.
VTNR has an average volume of 4751120 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The technical rating of VTNR is bad and it also does not present a quality setup at the moment. Prices have been extended to the downside lately. For a nice entry it is better to wait for a consolidation.
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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 VTNR is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for VTNR is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 0.09 | NEGATIVE | VTNR has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 99.91% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of VTNR is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of VTNR is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of VTNR is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 20.35 | OVERSOLD | The low RSI value suggests VTNR may be oversold. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.01 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests VTNR has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 2.05 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests VTNR may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 90.44 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for VTNR suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 36.76 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for VTNR suggests a strong 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)
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-0.06 (-51.53%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorEnergy
GICS IndustryOil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
Performance
% Chg-51.53%
1 Week-54.93%
2 Weeks-85.18%
1 Month-84.25%
3 Month-94.24%
6 Month-94.99%
12 Month-98.89%
2 Year-99.39%
3 Year-98.93%
5 Year-94.84%
10 Year-99.18%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.05
ATR(20)%90.44%
ATR Inc-27.6%
Range Today0.04
ADR(20)0.04
ADR(20)%70.11%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS0.09
Mansfield-9.74
10 Day High0.38
10 Day Low0.05
20 Day High0.49
20 Day Low0.05
52 Week High5.04
52 Week Low0.05
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 StartN/A
Volume & EV
DER(3)-5.16%
DER(5)-2.08%
Volume21.17M
Volume Incr123.78%
Vol(5)13.50M
Vol(50)4.75M