HCA Stock Analysis: HCA Healthcare, Inc.

Updated Nov 4, 2026, after the Nov 3 close. NYSE, Medical Care Facilities. Refreshed every trading day after the nightly scan.

$462.86 -1.04% Nov 3 close

The short answer

As of the Nov 3, 2026 close, QuantivFlow's Trend algo rates HCA BUY on the short-term (daily) horizon, a stance it has held since Oct 16, 2026 at $458.84. The mid-term (weekly) and long-term (monthly) horizons read EXIT and EXIT. The Rebound algo's last dip trade closed on Oct 28, 2026 at $463.22; it holds no dip position now. The Patterns algo has no active chart pattern on the daily or weekly chart. The daily RSI (14) is 54, and the price sits 5.5% above the 50-day average and 4.5% above the 200-day.

Three algos, three opinions is normal: Trend follows the established direction, Rebound buys sharp dips inside it, Patterns reads the chart shape. Not investment advice.

What Trend meansA trend-following algo. BUY while an uptrend holds on that horizon, EXIT when it breaks. Long only, judged on daily, weekly and monthly candles.
What Rebound meansA dip-buying algo. BUY after a sharp short-term drop in an otherwise healthy stock, EXIT once price closes back above its 12-day average. Short term and Mid term profiles.
What Patterns meansA chart-shape detector. Finds wedges, double tops and bottoms, cup and handle and more, marks the breakout or breakdown and measures the textbook price target. Full method

Trend

rides uptrends, long only
Short term (daily)BUY
Mid term (weekly)EXIT
Long term (monthly)EXIT

Daily BUY since Oct 16, 2026 at $458.84. Weekly EXIT since Mar 28, 2025 at $339.19. Monthly EXIT since Mar 2025.

Rebound

buys sharp dips
Short termEXIT
Mid termEXIT

Short term: the last dip trade closed on Oct 28, 2026 at $463.22; no open dip position. Mid term: the last dip trade closed on Apr 10, 2026 at $494.48; no open dip position. The exit comes when price closes back above its 12-bar average or after 10 bars.

Patterns

chart shapes with targets
Daily: Ascending channelINVALIDATED

The daily ascending channel that broke out on Oct 14, 2026 was invalidated on Oct 16, 2026.

Daily indicators at the Nov 3 close

Read from the daily chart. The weekly and monthly readings are in the app.

MomentumValueRead
RSI (14)54.5neutral
MACD / signal8.69 / 9.56below signal, falling
ADX (14)23.5weak trend
+DI / -DI22.3 / 19.0buyers lead
ATR (14)14.583.1% of price
Price levelsValuevs price
SMA 20461.45+0.3%
SMA 50438.62+5.5%
SMA 200442.98+4.5%
Bollinger (20, 2)442.57 to 480.34inside the bands
52-week range353.34 to 553.5655% of range
Volume991K0.8x the 20-day average

How the algos have done on HCA

Closed signals on this stock, from each algo's own history on the horizon named. Past results do not guarantee future results.

Trend, short term (2.9y)
33%win rate
-0.2%avg per trade
9closed trades
Trend, mid term (10y) Not enough closed trades on this stock yet (4 so far; 5 needed).
Trend, long term (15.7y) Not enough closed trades on this stock yet (2 so far; 5 needed).
Rebound, short term (2.8y)
59%win rate
-0.4%avg per trade
17closed trades
Rebound, mid term (10y)
83%win rate
+2.3%avg per trade
12closed trades
Patterns, all horizons (2y) Not enough measured breaks on this stock yet (1 detected; 5 needed).

Recent signals on HCA

DateAlgoHorizonSignalPriceNote
2026-10-28ReboundShort term EXIT 463.22closed the BUY from Oct 27 at +2.9%
2026-10-27ReboundShort term BUY 449.962-day RSI 9.2
2026-10-16TrendShort term BUY 458.84open
2026-10-14PatternsDaily Ascending channel breakout 465.99target +8.6%, invalidated Oct 16
2026-06-17TrendShort term EXIT 388.16
2026-04-30ReboundShort term EXIT 433.58closed the BUY at -10.0%
2026-04-15TrendShort term EXIT 486.71closed the BUY from $511.03 at -4.8%
2026-04-10ReboundMid term EXIT 494.48closed the BUY at +0.3%
2025-03-31TrendLong term EXIT 342.56closed the BUY from $357.73 at -4.2%
2025-03-28TrendMid term EXIT 339.19closed the BUY from $349.58 at -3.0%

The full HCA analysis is in the QuantivFlow app

  • Chart patterns drawn on the chart, with their measured targets
  • RSI, MACD, ADX, moving averages, Bollinger Bands and volume, read for you
  • How each algo has done on HCA: win rate, average gain, every past signal
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Questions about HCA

Is HCA in an uptrend right now?

On daily candles, yes; not on the others. The daily horizon is BUY since Oct 16, 2026. The weekly horizon is EXIT since Mar 28, 2025. The monthly horizon is EXIT since March 2025. Trend is long only: BUY means the uptrend holds on that horizon, EXIT means it broke.

Is HCA oversold?

No. The daily RSI (14) closed at 54.5; the classic oversold line is 30.

What chart pattern is HCA forming?

The daily ascending channel that broke out on Oct 14, 2026 was invalidated on Oct 16, 2026.

Where is HCA's 200-day moving average?

$442.98 at the Nov 3, 2026 close, with the stock at $462.86, 4.5% above it. The 50-day average is $438.62, 5.5% below the price.

Is HCA a buy today?

QuantivFlow does not give advice. It shows what each algo sees: Trend is BUY on the daily horizon, Rebound holds no dip position, Patterns sees no active chart pattern. How you weigh the three depends on your horizon and risk tolerance; past signals do not guarantee future results.

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Data as of Nov 3, 2026 close. Page updated Nov 4, 2026 04:00 UTC. Machine-readable version: quantivflow.com/stocks/HCA.json