Is Hercules Capital, Inc. technically bullish or bearish?

As of 24 October 2025, the technical trend for Hercules Capital, Inc. has changed from bearish to mildly bearish. The current stance is mildly bearish, driven by a bearish MACD on the weekly timeframe and a bearish moving average on the daily timeframe. The weekly RSI is bullish, indicating some strength, but the overall sentiment is tempered by the mildly bearish readings from Bollinger Bands and KST. Dow Theory shows a mildly bearish stance on the weekly while being mildly bullish on the monthly, suggesting mixed signals.
In terms of performance, Hercules Capital has underperformed the S&P 500 over the past month and year, with returns of -6.67% and -11.81% respectively, compared to the S&P 500's returns of 2.32% and 16.90%. However, it has shown positive returns over the 3-year and 5-year periods, at 29.46% and 52.82%, respectively, though still lagging behind the S&P 500 in those timeframes.