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- 12/13/2024 -
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Vanguard Small Cap ETF (VB) Technical Analysis

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Summary:
Weekly :Williams' Percentage Range and Lane's Stochastic are overboughtBroken trend resistance lineTrend resistance at 250.99
Daily :The price has fallen below the Parabolic SARLane's Stochastic is oversoldThe price has declined below the moving average in the center of the Bollinger Bands
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It was the negative week for the Vanguard Small Cap ETF (VB). During the week, the VB dropped -5.33 points, or -2.06%, and closed at 253.30 on Friday, December 13, 2024. Weekly volume was 9% above average.

Long-term trend: [See VB long-term trend chart]
A long-term uptrend had started on October 13, 2022 at 168.65 and reached 263.40 on November 25, 2024. VB gained -94.75 points, or -56.18%, in 110 weeks. The chart has formed a Broadening Right-Angled, Ascending Wedge chart pattern. The uptrend resistance line (179.54) is broken. Usually a broken resistance is considered to be a long-term bullish signal, although a short-term pull back is possible. Use the following links to access Trend Support/Resistance Help, or use the Technical Stock Screener to see the list of stocks with broken trend resistance line in a long-term trend.

Medium-term trend: [See VB medium-term trend chart]
A medium-term uptrend had started on October 27, 2023 at 174.86 and reached 263.40 on November 25, 2024. VB gained -88.54 points, or -50.63%, in 56 weeks. The chart has formed a Broadening Ascending Wedge chart pattern. The price is near the trend resistance line (250.99). The resistance is usually stronger when technical indicators are overbought. Use the following links to access Trend Support/Resistance Help, or use the Technical Stock Screener to see the list of stocks with price testing the trend resistance line in a medium-term trend.

Weekly Technical Indicators: [See VB weekly technical indicators chart]
Weekly Williams' Percentage Range and Lane's Stochastic are overbought. Use the Technical Stock Screener to see the list of stocks with overbought weekly Williams' Percentage Range and Lane's Stochastic. Oscillators are designed to signal a possible trend reversal. They can act as alerts and should be taken in conjunction with other technical analysis tools. Oscillators can be used to confirm other technical signals. Use the following links to access Lane's Stochastic and Williams' Percentage Range help.

The weekly MACD line is above its signal line since September 13, 2024. This is an indication that the medium-term trend is up. Use the following link to access a MACD help.

Short-term trend: [See VB short-term trend chart]
A short-term downtrend had started on November 25, 2024 at 263.40 and reached 252.20 on December 13, 2024. VB lost 11.20 points, or 4.25%, in 18 days. The price is now at the 9.82% retracement level.

Daily Technical Indicators: [See VB daily technical indicators chart]
Daily Lane's Stochastic is strongly oversold. Use the Technical Stock Screener to see the list of stocks with daily strongly oversold Lane's Stochastic.

The daily MACD line is below its signal line since December 4, 2024. This is an indication that the short-term trend is down.

During the last week, the price has fallen below the Parabolic SAR (stop and reversal). A Parabolic SAR above the price is a bearish signal, and it indicates that momentum is likely to remain in the downward direction. A Parabolic SAR is used as a trailing stop loss for long or short positions. It works best during strong trending periods. Use the following links to access Parabolic SAR Help, or use the Technical Stock Screener to see the list of stocks with the Parabolic SAR close to the price level.

During the last week, the price has declined below the moving average in the center of the Bollinger Bands. The Bollinger Bands are often used with a non-oscillator indicator like chart patterns or a trendline. The signals are considered more reliable if these indicators confirm the recommendation of the Bollinger Bands. Use the following links to access the Bollinger Bands Help, or use the Technical Stock Screener to see the list of stocks with the price above the Upper Bollinger Band or below the Lower Bollinger Band.

Daily Oscillators
Description Value Status Divergence Chart
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 37.12
Williams' Percentage Range (W%R) 43.40
Lane's Stochastic (%D-Slow) 4.91
Strong Oversold
Greed/Fear Indicator (GFI) 32.88
Moving Average Converg./Diverg. (MACD) 3.60
Weekly Oscillators
Description Value Status Divergence Chart
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 71.47
Williams' Percentage Range (W%R) 15.30
Overbought
Lane's Stochastic (%D-Slow) 81.60
Overbought
Greed/Fear Indicator (GFI) 74.69
Moving Average Converg./Diverg. (MACD) 7.34
Trading Signals
Description Value Chart
Monthly Trendline Resistance 271.14
Upper Bollinger Band 263.96
Parabolic System 262.63
Weekly Stochastic Crossing 257.69
20 Day Moving Average 255.93
Price 253.30
Daily Stochastic Crossing 252.73
Monthly Trendline Support 251.88
Quarterly Trendline Resistance 250.99
50 Day Moving Average 247.29
Lower Bollinger Band 245.63
Yearly Trendline Resistance 245.50
Quarterly Trendline Support 215.71
Sector and Industry
Description Name Rank
Sector
Industry
Daily Trend
Description Value
Direction Down
Chart Pattern DownTrend
High 263.40
High Date 11/25/2024
Low 252.20
Low Date 12/13/2024
Weekly Trend
Monthly Trend
Description Value
Direction Down
Chart Pattern DownTrend
Status
Resistance
Support
High 263.40
High Date 11/25/2024
Low 252.20
Low Date 12/13/2024
Description Value
Direction Up
Chart Pattern Broadening Ascending Wedge
Status Test Support
Resistance 271.14
Support 251.88
Low 209.81
Low Date 08/05/2024
High 263.40
High Date 11/25/2024
Quarterly Trend
Yearly Trend
Description Value
Direction Up
Chart Pattern Broadening Ascending Wedge
Status Test Resistance
Resistance 250.99
Support 215.71
Low 174.86
Low Date 10/27/2023
High 263.40
High Date 11/25/2024
Description Value
Direction Up
Chart Pattern Broadening Right-Angled, Ascending Wedge
Status Broken Resistance
Resistance 245.50
Support 179.54
Low 168.65
Low Date 10/13/2022
High 263.40
High Date 11/25/2024
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