Cna Financial Corp Stock Forecast
Green day on Wednesday for Cna Financial Corp stock after gaining 1.49%
(Updated on May 08, 2024)
The Cna Financial Corp stock price gained 1.49% on the last trading day (Wednesday, 8th May 2024), rising from £131.15 to £133.10. 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 1.70% from a day low at £132.35 to a day high of £134.60. The price has fallen in 6 of the last 10 days and is down by -0.15% for this period. Volume fell on the last day by -7 million shares and in total, 6 million shares were bought and sold for approximately £843.83 million. You should take into consideration that falling volume on higher prices causes divergence and may be an early warning about possible changes over the next couple of days.
The stockis at the upper part of a horizontal trend and normally this may pose a good selling opportunity but a break-up through the top trend line at £133.56 will give a strong buy signal and a trend shift could be expected. Given the current horizontal trend, you can expect Cna Financial Corp stock with a 90% probability to be traded between £122.47 and £132.34 at the end of this 3-month period. A break of a horizontal trend is often followed by a large increase in the volume, and stocks seldom manage to go directly from the bottom of a trend up to the top. Stocks turning up in the middle of a horizontal trend are therefore considered to be potential runners. 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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CNA.L Signals & Forecast
There are mixed signals in the stock today. A sell signal was issued from a pivot top point on Friday, April 26, 2024, and so far it has fallen -0.449%. Further fall is indicated until a new bottom pivot has been found. Furthermore, there is currently a sell signal from the 3 month Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD). The Cna Financial Corp stock holds buy signals from both short and long-term Moving Averages giving a positive forecast for the stock. Also, there is a general buy signal from the relation between the two signals where the short-term average is above the long-term average. On corrections down, there will be some support from the lines at £129.46 and £129.06. A breakdown below any of these levels will issue sell signals. Volume fell during the last trading day despite gaining prices. This causes a divergence between volume and price and it may be an early warning. The stock should be watched closely.
Support, Risk & Stop-loss for Cna Financial Corp stock
Cna Financial Corp finds support from accumulated volume at £130.75 and this level may hold a buying opportunity as an upwards reaction can be expected when the support is being tested.
In general the stock tends to have very controlled movements and with good liquidity the risk is considered very low in this stock. During the last day, the stock moved £2.25 between high and low, or 1.70%. For the last week the stock has had daily average volatility of 2.44%.
Our recommended stop-loss: £128.39 (-3.54%) (This stock has low daily movements and this gives low risk. There is a sell signal from a pivot top found 7 days ago.)
Trading Expectations (CNA.L) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Thursday 9th
For the upcoming trading day on Thursday, 9th we expect Cna Financial Corp to open at £133.35, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between £129.53 and £136.67, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-£3.57 (+/-2.69%) up or down from last closing price. If Cna Financial Corp takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 5.37% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.
Since the stock is closer to the resistance from accumulated volume at £133.30 (0.15%) than the support at £130.75 (1.77%), 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 Cna Financial Corp stock A Buy?
Cna Financial Corp holds several positive signals, but we still don't find these to be enough for a buy candidate. At the current level, it should be considered as a hold candidate (hold or accumulate) in this position whilst awaiting further development.
Current score: -0.483 Hold/Accumulate Unchanged
Predicted Opening Price for Cna Financial Corp of Thursday, May 9, 2024
| Fair opening price May 9, 2024 | Current price |
|---|---|
| £133.35 ( 0.188%) | £133.10 |
The predicted opening price is based on yesterday's movements between high, low, and closing price.
Trading levels for CNA.L
Fibonacci Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance | R3 | 135.60 | 1.88 % | |
| R2 | 134.74 | 1.23 % | ||
| R1 | 134.21 | 0.83 % | ||
| Current price: | 133.10 | |||
| Support | S1 | 132.49 | -0.458 % | |
| S2 | 131.96 | -0.86 % | ||
| S3 | 131.10 | -1.50 % |
Accumulated Volume Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance | R3 | 134.40 | 0.98 % | |
| R2 | 133.40 | 0.225 % | ||
| R1 | 133.30 | 0.150 % | ||
| Current price | 133.10 | |||
| Support | S1 | 130.75 | -1.77% | |
| S2 | 130.45 | -1.99% | ||
| S3 | 126.00 | -5.33% |
CNA Dividend Payout History
| # | Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 30, 2024 | May 30, 2024 | Jul 11, 2024 | £2.67 | 2.04% |
| 2 | Feb 16, 2023 | Jun 08, 2023 | Jul 20, 2023 | £2.00 | 1.59% |
| 3 | Jul 28, 2022 | Oct 06, 2022 | Nov 17, 2022 | £1.00 | 1.09% |
| 4 | Feb 13, 2020 | May 07, 2020 | Jun 22, 2020 | £3.50 | 8.45% |
| 5 | Jul 30, 2019 | Oct 10, 2019 | Nov 21, 2019 | £1.50 | 1.89% |
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