Vale S.A. (VALE)

Vale S.A. is trading at $14.71, down 0.07% on the session. The 50 day average sits at $15.20 and the 200 day at $14.83, which puts the stock in a uptrend. RSI is at 45.4, which reads as neutral, and MACD is bullish crossover. Volume is below average.

The nearest support is around $14.49 with resistance near $14.74, so that band frames the current range. Average daily movement is roughly $0.38, or about 2.6% of the share price, which is what any stop placement has to allow for. The overall health score of 58 out of 100 combines a trend score of 33, momentum of 64 and a risk score of 89.

Vale S.A., together with its subsidiaries, produces iron ore and nickel in Brazil, Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Oceania. The company operates in two segments, Iron Ore Solutions and Vale Base Metals. It extracts, produces, and distributes iron ore, iron ore pellets, briquettes, nickel, copper, other ferrous products, and by-products, including gold, silver, cobalt, platinum-group metals, and other base metals, as well as low-carbon critical minerals. The company also operates logistics systems and distribution centers, such as mining complexes, railways, and maritime terminals, ports, and ships; generates energy from hydroelectric, solar, and wind sources; and engages in greenfield mineral exploration. In addition, it is involved in research; and trading activities. The company was formerly known as Companhia Vale do Rio Doce and changed its name to Vale S.A. in May 2009. Vale S.A. was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.