Gabelli Convertible and Income Stock Forecast
Explanation to Bollinger's Bands
Bollinger Bands was created by John Bollinger in the early 1980s, its purpose is to define price action relative to the assets highs and lows. This technical indicator is used to identify buy and sell signals and has proven very well in doing so.
Bollinger Bands consist of a set of three curves drawn in relation to securities prices. The middle band is a measure of the intermediate-term trend, usually a simple moving average, that serves as the base for the upper and lower bands. The interval between the upper and lower bands and the middle band is determined by volatility, typically the standard deviation of the same data that were used for the average. StockInvest.us uses Bollingers suggested 20 day average.
Middle Bollinger Band = 20-period simple moving average
Upper Bollinger Band = Middle Bollinger Band + 2 * 20-period standard deviation
Lower Bollinger Band = Middle Bollinger Band - 2 * 20-period standard deviation
BandWidth defines the current width of the band.
%b defines the current position within the band.
BandWidth = (Upper Bollinger Band - Lower Bollinger Band) / Middle Bollinger Band
%b = (Last - Lower Bollinger Band) / (Upper Bollinger Band - Lower Bollinger Band)
Live Samples:
Bottlenecks in bandwidth indicate an upcoming change. Break up through the moving average line or continuous movements above the moving average line indicate a break up, and vice versa.
Source: http://www.bollingerbands.com
Gabelli Convertible and Income stock upgraded to Buy Candidate.
(Updated on May 03, 2024)
The Gabelli Convertible and Income stock price gained 0.699% on the last trading day (Friday, 3rd May 2024), rising from $3.58 to $3.60. It has now gained 3 days in a row. It will be exciting to see whether it manages to continue gaining or take a minor break for the next few days. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 1.68% from a day low at $3.56 to a day high of $3.62. The price has risen in 7 of the last 10 days and is up by 4.2% over the past 2 weeks. Volume has increased on the last day along with the price, which is a positive technical sign, and, in total, 14 thousand more shares were traded than the day before. In total, 34 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately $122.46 thousand.
The stock lies in the middle of a wide and falling trend in the short term and further fall within the trend is signaled. Given the current short-term trend, the stock is expected to fall -3.73% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between $3.25 and $3.58 at the end of this 3-month period. Do note, that if the stock price manages to stay at current levels or higher, our prediction target will start to change positively over the next few days as the conditions for the current predictions will be broken.
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GCV Signals & Forecast
Mostly positive signals in the chart today. The Gabelli Convertible and Income stock holds buy signals from both short and long-term Moving Averages giving a positive forecast for the stock, but the stock has a general sell signal from the relation between the two signals where the long-term average is above the short-term average. On corrections down, there will be some support from the lines at $3.54 and $3.59. A breakdown below any of these levels will issue sell signals. A buy signal was issued from a pivot bottom point on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, and so far it has risen 5.57%. Further rise is indicated until a new top pivot has been found. Furthermore, there is a buy signal from the 3 month Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD). Gabelli Convertible and Income has increased volume and follows the last lift in the price. This is considered to be a technical positive sign as volume should follow the price-formation. Higher liquidity also reduces the general risk.
Support, Risk & Stop-loss for Gabelli Convertible and Income stock
Gabelli Convertible and Income finds support from accumulated volume at $3.59 and this level may hold a buying opportunity as an upwards reaction can be expected when the support is being tested.
This stock is usually traded at a good volume, and with minor daily changes, the risk is considered to be low. During the last day, the stock moved $0.0599 (1.68%) between high and low. For the last week, the stock has had daily average volatility of 1.39%.
Our recommended stop-loss: $3.43 (-4.76%) (This stock has low daily movements and this gives low risk. There is a buy signal from a pivot bottom found 13 days ago.)
Trading Expectations (GCV) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Monday 6th
For the upcoming trading day on Monday, 6th we expect Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund Inc (The) to open at $3.59, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $3.54 and $3.66, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$0.0609 (+/-1.69%) up or down from last closing price. If Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund Inc (The) takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 3.38% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.
Since the stock is closer to the resistance from accumulated volume at $3.61 (0.28%) than the support at $3.59 (0.28%), our systems don't find the trading risk/reward intra-day attractive and any bets should be held until the stock is closer to the support level.
Is Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund Inc (The) stock A Buy?
Several short-term signals are positive, despite the stock being in a falling trend, we conclude that the current level may hold a buying opportunity as there is a fair chance for stock to perform well in the short-term. We have upgraded our analysis conclusion for this stock since the last evaluation from a Hold/Accumulate to a Buy candidate.
Current score: 3.289 Buy Candidate Upgraded
Predicted Opening Price for Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund Inc (The) of Monday, May 6, 2024
| Fair opening price May 6, 2024 | Current price |
|---|---|
| $3.59 ( 0.184%) | $3.60 |
The predicted opening price is based on yesterday's movements between high, low, and closing price.
Trading levels for GCV
Fibonacci Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance | R3 | 3.65 | 1.48 % | |
| R2 | 3.63 | 0.84 % | ||
| R1 | 3.62 | 0.451 % | ||
| Current price: | 3.60 | |||
| Support | S1 | 3.57 | -0.82 % | |
| S2 | 3.56 | -1.21 % | ||
| S3 | 3.53 | -1.85 % |
Accumulated Volume Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance | R3 | 3.81 | 5.83 % | |
| R2 | 3.71 | 3.06 % | ||
| R1 | 3.61 | 0.278 % | ||
| Current price | 3.60 | |||
| Support | S1 | 3.59 | -0.278% | |
| S2 | 3.53 | -1.94% | ||
| S3 | 3.43 | -4.72% |
GCV Dividend Payout History
| # | Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 13, 2024 | Mar 13, 2024 | Mar 21, 2024 | $0.120 | 3.22% |
| 2 | Nov 16, 2023 | Dec 14, 2023 | Dec 22, 2023 | $0.120 | 3.34% |
| 3 | Aug 25, 2023 | Sep 14, 2023 | Sep 22, 2023 | $0.120 | 3.23% |
| 4 | May 18, 2023 | Jun 14, 2023 | Jun 23, 2023 | $0.120 | 2.73% |
| 5 | Feb 17, 2023 | Mar 16, 2023 | Dec 14, 2018 | $0.120 | 2.61% |
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