VIRTUS TOTAL RETURN FUND INC (ZTR) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:ZTR - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US92835W1071 - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 5 out of 10 to ZTR. In the past year, ZTR was only an average performing stock in the market. The medium term picture is unclear, although we see some positive events in recent action.
The long term trend is still neutral, but the short term trend is positive, so the stock is getting more and more appreciated by traders and investors.
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.
In the last month ZTR has a been trading in the 5.63 - 6.07 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
Prices have been consolidating recently, this may present a good entry opportunity.
When compared to the yearly performance of all other stocks, ZTR outperforms 62% of them, which is more or less in line with the market.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
ZTR 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 5.96, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
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We found 4 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 5.81 to 5.88. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 5.62 to 5.68. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- Support @5.50 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @5.21 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice one important area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 6.18 to 6.25. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS62.88
Mansfield-0.49
10 Day High6.07
10 Day Low5.63
20 Day High6.07
20 Day Low5.63
52 Week High6.26
52 Week Low5.14
Performance
1 Week4.55%
2 Weeks0.67%
1 Month2.58%
3 Month1.02%
6 Month5.29%
12 Month14.59%
2 Year-13.48%
3 Year-37.03%
5 Year-48.09%
10 Year-56.58%
15 Year-61.23%
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)
Technical Indicators
MACD(12,26,9)0.02
RSI(14)54.12
LBB5.69
UBB6.07
VIRTUS TOTAL RETURN FUND INC
NYSE:ZTR (1/23/2025, 12:55:11 PM)
After market: 5.88 -0.06 (-1.01%)5.94
-0.03 (-0.5%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg-0.5%
1 Week4.55%
2 Weeks0.67%
1 Month2.58%
3 Month1.02%
6 Month5.29%
12 Month14.59%
2 Year-13.48%
3 Year-37.03%
5 Year-48.09%
10 Year-56.58%
15 Year-61.23%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.09
ATR(20)%1.49%
ATR Inc2.97%
Range Today0.03
ADR(20)0.08
ADR(20)%1.38%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS62.88
Mansfield-0.49
10 Day High6.07
10 Day Low5.63
20 Day High6.07
20 Day Low5.63
52 Week High6.26
52 Week Low5.14
CS1 End5.96
CR1 Start6.18
Volume & EV
DER(3)-5.11%
DER(5)1.79%
Volume127.64K
Volume Incr234.35%
Vol(5)818.90K
Vol(50)311.72K