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EGF (Blackrock Enhanced Government Fund) 5-Day RSI : 40.43 (As of Dec. 11, 2024)


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What is Blackrock Enhanced Government Fund 5-Day RSI?

The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is a momentum oscillator that measures the speed and change of price movements. The RSI is most typically used on a 14-day period, measured on a scale from 0 to 100. Traditionally, an asset is considered overbought or overvalued when the RSI is above 70 and oversold or undervalued when it is below 30. A shorter period RSI is more reactive to recent price changes, so it can show early signs of reversals. 5-Day RSI is sometimes used together with 14-Day RSI in a two period divergence strategy.

As of today (2024-12-11), Blackrock Enhanced Government Fund's 5-Day RSI is 40.43.

The industry rank for Blackrock Enhanced Government Fund's 5-Day RSI or its related term are showing as below:

EGF's 5-Day RSI is ranked better than
70.46% of 1747 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 52.25 vs EGF: 40.43

Competitive Comparison of Blackrock Enhanced Government Fund's 5-Day RSI

For the Asset Management subindustry, Blackrock Enhanced Government Fund's 5-Day RSI, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Day RSI data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Blackrock Enhanced Government Fund's 5-Day RSI Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Blackrock Enhanced Government Fund's 5-Day RSI distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Blackrock Enhanced Government Fund's 5-Day RSI falls into.



Blackrock Enhanced Government Fund  (NYSE:EGF) 5-Day RSI Calculation

The formula for calculating RSI is:

RSI=100[ 100 / ( 1 + Average Gain / Average Loss )]

* Note that the formula uses a positive value for the average loss.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Blackrock Enhanced Government Fund  (NYSE:EGF) 5-Day RSI Explanation

The Relative Strength Index (RSI), developed by J. Welles Wilder in his book “New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems.”, is a momentum oscillator that measures the speed and change of price movements. The RSI is most typically used on a 14-day period, measured on a scale from 0 to 100.

Traditionally, an asset is considered overbought or overvalued when the RSI is above 70 and oversold or undervalued when it is below 30. A RSI surpasses the 30 level indicates a bullish sign, when it slides below 70 level, it’s a bearish sign. This level can be adjusted depending on the security’s pattern and the market’s underlying trend. In an uptrend or bullish market, the RSI might range within a higher interval, investors could set the support level higher. If a downtrend or bearish market occurs, investors may need to lower the resistance level.

RSI can also be used in trading techniques to indicate the trading signal, such as Divergences and Swing Rejections. A shorter period RSI is more reactive to recent price changes, so it can show early signs of reversals. 5-Day RSI is sometimes used together with 14-Day RSI in a two period divergence strategy.


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Blackrock Enhanced Government Fund Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE, USA, 19809
Blackrock Enhanced Government Fund Inc is a diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide shareholders with current income and gains. The fund seeks to pursue the objectives by investing in a portfolio of U.S. Government and U.S. Agency securities and utilizing an option overwriting in an effort to enhance the fund's distribution rate and total return performance.
Executives
Arthur Philip Steinmetz director 50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Aaron David Wasserman officer: Chief Compliance Officer 50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
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Scott Maclellan other: Portfolio Manager 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
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Charles Park officer: Chief Compliance Officer 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055