VIRTUS TOTAL RETURN FUND INC (ZTR) Stock Technical Analysis
USA - New York Stock Exchange - NYSE:ZTR - US92835W1071
Overall ZTR gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. ZTR'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.
- 63% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than ZTR.
- ZTR 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 ZTR is lagging the market slightly.
- The long term trend is neutral, but the short term trend is negative. Better to stay away from this!
- In the last month ZTR has a been trading in a tight range between 6.25 and 6.36.
Although the technical rating is bad, ZTR 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 6.24, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for ZTR in the last couple of days, which is a good sign.
- Behavior of large players is measured by the Effective Volume indicator. This indicator inspects the 1 minute timeframe looking for high volume transactions.
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When analyzing the support we can see 3 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 6.10 to 6.24. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @5.83 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @5.59 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
We can see 2 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 6.30 to 6.38. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 6.56 to 6.65. 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for ZTR is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for ZTR is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 37.72 | NEUTRAL | ZTR is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of ZTR is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of ZTR is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of ZTR is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 43.69 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for ZTR is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests ZTR has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 39.39 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for ZTR is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 0.83 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for ZTR suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 17.61 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for ZTR suggests a weak or negative trend. |
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VIRTUS TOTAL RETURN FUND INC / ZTR FAQ
What is the technical rating for ZTR stock?
ChartMill assigns a technical rating of 0 / 10 to ZTR.
What is the trend direction for ZTR stock?
The current trend direction for VIRTUS TOTAL RETURN FUND INC (ZTR) is Bearish.
What is the RSI signal for ZTR stock?
VIRTUS TOTAL RETURN FUND INC (ZTR) has an RSI value of 43.6921. This indicates that the stock is currently neutral.
What is the MACD signal for ZTR stock?
The MACD indicator for VIRTUS TOTAL RETURN FUND INC (ZTR) has a value of 0.00377349, indicating a bearish trend.
Can you provide the short term momentum for VIRTUS TOTAL RETURN FUND INC?
The short term momentum for VIRTUS TOTAL RETURN FUND INC (ZTR) is negative.