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Trend Edge Setup Score
Trend Edge rates HCA Bullish with a Setup Score of 0, net conviction 26, actionability 0. How the Setup Score works →
Total Setup Score
0
Directional Bias
Bullish
Net Conviction
26
Actionability
0 (in range)
Key signals behind this score
Fresh Trend Turn — 10wk turn 2w
80wk Uptrend — rising+above (sma 417 vs px 429)
200wk Uptrend — rising+above (sma 344 vs px 429)
Founder-Led — founder/CEO led
About HCA Healthcare, Inc.
HCA Healthcare, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides health care services in the United States. The company owns, manages, and operates hospitals, ASCs, freestanding emergency care facilities, urgent care facilities, walk-in clinics, diagnostic and imaging centers, radiation and oncology therapy centers, as well as rehabilitation and physical therapy centers, physician practices, home health agencies, hospices, outpatient physical therapy pro… Read full Trend Edge analysis →
Sector: Healthcare
Industry: Medical Care Facilities
Exchange: NYSE
IPO Date: March 10, 2011
Headquarters: One Park Plaza, Nashville, TN, United States, 37203
Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.
Timeframe
SMA
Value
Trend Context
Weekly
10-Week SMA
$403.91
Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly
40-Week SMA
$451.54
Medium-term trend
Weekly
80-Week SMA
$416.86
Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly
200-Week SMA
$344.44
Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly
10-Month SMA
$449.90
Near-term monthly trend
Monthly
20-Month SMA
$411.71
Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly
40-Month SMA
$360.43
Secular monthly trend
Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance
Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume
creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative
volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.
Price Level
Type
Volume Ratio
Age
$435.00
resistance
1.15x
2 months ago
$344.00
support
1.05x
14 months ago
$309.00
support
1.11x
16 months ago
$303.00
support
1.27x
18 months ago
Historical Earnings Reactions (62 events)
Timeframe
Avg Return
Median
Win Rate
Best
Worst
Gap
0.25%
0.26%
58.06%
6.89%
-9.31%
1 Day
0.48%
0.03%
50.00%
6.97%
-6.95%
1 Week
0.41%
-0.10%
48.39%
10.58%
-13.08%
2 Weeks
0.76%
1.46%
54.84%
14.53%
-34.39%
1 Month
1.52%
0.75%
54.10%
21.16%
-31.86%
Next earnings: October 23, 2026 (57 days away)
Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns
Monthly Seasonality
Month
Avg Return
Win Rate
Samples
Jan
6.4%
73.3%
15
Feb
1.1%
53.3%
15
Mar
0.9%
66.7%
15
Apr
0.2%
31.3%
16
May
0.7%
43.8%
16
Jun
1.1%
50.0%
16
Jul
5.1%
62.5%
16
Aug
0.1%
53.3%
15
Sep
0.1%
66.7%
15
Oct
0.8%
46.7%
15
Nov
4.2%
60.0%
15
Dec
0.6%
53.3%
15
Day-of-Week Tendencies
Day
Avg Return
Win Rate
Samples
Monday
-0.02%
49.8%
729
Tuesday
0.04%
49.8%
799
Wednesday
0.14%
53.6%
796
Thursday
0.16%
52.9%
782
Friday
0.13%
55.8%
780
Top Institutional Holders
Institutional holder breakdown coming soon.
Total institutional ownership: 79.0%
Insider Transactions — Smart Summary
Total insider ownership: 16.6%
Founder-led management: Thomas Frist Jr. (Chairman)
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The analysis covers five layers:
technical analysis (near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular trend, momentum,
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qualitative analysis (business model, competitive moat, sector dynamics),
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