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Uptrend Exhaustion

Uptrend Exhaustion stock alert presents a technical analysis stock market picking technique based on combination of technical indicators, stock trend analysis, trend following indicators and pattern recognition. Stock market alert is a warning signal. Uptrend Exhaustion alert indicates that long term uptrend is exhausted and probability of long term trend reversal is high. Uptrend exhaustion stock market alert presents relatively low to medium risk - high reword stock pick for overvalued stocks.

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Uptrend Exhaustion

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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) Technical Analysis

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Summary:
Weekly :Relative Strength Index and Lane's Stochastic are overboughtWilliams' Percentage Range is strongly overboughtLane's Stochastic bearish divergenceTrend resistance at 242.16Trend resistance at 248.59
Daily :Williams' Percentage Range and Lane's Stochastic are overboughtStochastic has declined below the signal lineA Parabolic SAR indicator is above and near the price
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It was a fourth consecutive positive week for the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG). During the week, the VIG climbed 0.15 points, or 0.06%, and closed at 245.38 on Friday, August 14, 2026. Weekly volume was -35% below average.

Long-term trend: [See VIG long-term trend chart]
A long-term uptrend had started on October 13, 2022 at 132.64 and reached 247.45 on August 13, 2026. VIG gained -114.81 points, or -86.56%, in 200 weeks. The chart has formed a Broadening Ascending Wedge chart pattern. The price is near the trend resistance line (242.16). 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 long-term trend.

Medium-term trend: [See VIG medium-term trend chart]
A medium-term uptrend had started on April 7, 2025 at 169.30 and reached 247.45 on August 13, 2026. VIG gained -78.15 points, or -46.16%, in 70 weeks. The chart has formed a Broadening Ascending Wedge chart pattern. The price is near the trend resistance line (248.59). 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 VIG weekly technical indicators chart]
Weekly Relative Strength Index and Lane's Stochastic are overbought while Williams' Percentage Range is strongly overbought. Use the Technical Stock Screener to see the list of stocks with overbought weekly Relative Strength Index and Lane's Stochastic or strongly overbought weekly Williams' Percentage Range. Weekly Lane's Stochastic has bearish divergence. Use the following links to access the Lane's Stochastic help, or use the Technical Stock Screener to see the list of stocks with weekly Lane's Stochastic bearish divergence. The divergence between price and indicator is considering one of the most important buy/sell stocks trading signal. 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, Relative Strength Index and Williams' Percentage Range help.

The weekly MACD line is above its signal line since May 1, 2026. This is an indication that the medium-term trend is up. Use the following link to access a MACD help.

Short-term trend: [See VIG short-term trend chart]
A short-term uptrend had started on July 21, 2026 at 235.36 and reached 247.45 on August 13, 2026. VIG gained -12.09 points, or -5.14%, in 23 days. The price is now at the 17.12% retracement level.

Daily Technical Indicators: [See VIG daily technical indicators chart]
Daily Williams' Percentage Range and Lane's Stochastic are overbought. Use the Technical Stock Screener to see the list of stocks with overbought daily Williams' Percentage Range and Lane's Stochastic. During the last week, daily Lane's Stochastic main line (%K) has declined below the overbought signal line (%D). Such crossover is considered a bearish signal.

The daily MACD line is above its signal line since July 27, 2026. This is an indication that the short-term trend is up. The distance between MACD and the signal line is low and getting smaller. It indicates that the current short-term uptrend is getting weak.

A Parabolic SAR (stop and reversal) indicator (243.24) comes close to the price (245.38). It indicates that the trend is getting weaker. 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.

Daily Oscillators
Description Value Status Divergence Chart
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 66.73
Williams' Percentage Range (W%R) 10.20
Overbought
Lane's Stochastic (%D-Slow) 87.61
Overbought
Greed/Fear Indicator (GFI) 81.36
Overbought
Moving Average Converg./Diverg. (MACD) 2.10
Weekly Oscillators
Description Value Status Divergence Chart
Relative Strength Index (RSI) 84.84
Overbought
Williams' Percentage Range (W%R) 3.30
Strong Overbought
Lane's Stochastic (%D-Slow) 84.64
Overbought Bearish
Greed/Fear Indicator (GFI) 81.39
Overbought
Moving Average Converg./Diverg. (MACD) 4.76
Trading Signals
Description Value Chart
Upper Bollinger Band 249.49
Quarterly Trendline Resistance 248.59
Daily Stochastic Crossing 246.90
Price 245.38
Weekly Stochastic Crossing 245.32
Monthly Trendline Resistance 244.69
Parabolic System 243.24
Yearly Trendline Resistance 242.16
20 Day Moving Average 241.67
50 Day Moving Average 238.40
Monthly Trendline Support 238.22
Lower Bollinger Band 235.37
Quarterly Trendline Support 205.19
Sector and Industry
Description Name Rank
Sector
Industry
Daily Trend
Description Value
Direction Down
Chart Pattern DownTrend
High 247.45
High Date 08/13/2026
Low 245.15
Low Date 08/14/2026
Weekly Trend
Monthly Trend
Description Value
Direction Up
Chart Pattern Uptrend
Status
Resistance
Support
Low 235.36
Low Date 07/21/2026
High 247.45
High Date 08/13/2026
Description Value
Direction Up
Chart Pattern Rising Channel
Status Broken Resistance
Resistance 244.69
Support 238.22
Low 210.01
Low Date 03/30/2026
High 247.45
High Date 08/13/2026
Quarterly Trend
Yearly Trend
Description Value
Direction Up
Chart Pattern Broadening Ascending Wedge
Status Test Resistance
Resistance 248.59
Support 205.19
Low 169.30
Low Date 04/07/2025
High 247.45
High Date 08/13/2026
Description Value
Direction Up
Chart Pattern Broadening Ascending Wedge
Status Test Resistance
Resistance 242.16
Support 188.25
Low 132.64
Low Date 10/13/2022
High 247.45
High Date 08/13/2026
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