Is Hercules Capital, Inc. technically bullish or bearish?

As of 3 October 2025, the technical trend for Hercules Capital, Inc. has changed from mildly bullish to sideways. The current stance is bearish, with key indicators such as the MACD showing mildly bearish signals on both weekly and monthly time frames, and Bollinger Bands indicating a bearish trend. The moving averages present a mildly bullish signal on the daily chart, but this is outweighed by the overall bearish sentiment from the weekly Dow Theory and the KST, which is bullish weekly but mildly bearish monthly.
In terms of performance, Hercules Capital has underperformed the S&P 500 across multiple periods, including a year-to-date return of -8.41% compared to the S&P 500's 14.18%, and a one-year return of -6.79% versus 17.82% for the index.