EFC Ellington Financial Inc. stock chart & analysis
Conviction 70FinancialsScan · Fri, Nov 6, 2026Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) closed at $11.26 (-2.00%) on Nov 6, 2026. Price is below its 50-day and below its 200-day moving average. RSI(14) 40, RS Rating 21, -20.2% from its 52-week high, -17.0% year to date. Sector: Financials · Real Estate.
Financials as of Wed, Sep 30, 2026 · quarterly.
EFC technical analysis
Trend
EFC is in a downtrend: price is below the 50-day, which is below the 200-day moving average. It closed 7.3% below the 50-day ($12.16) and 12.2% below the 200-day ($12.83). ADX(14) at 27 points to a strong, established trend. It meets 2 of 8 trend-template criteria.
Momentum
RSI(14) is 40, in the bearish half of its range. The MACD histogram is positive. A bullish RSI divergence is in place. A bullish MACD divergence is in place. Its RS Rating of 21 puts its weighted 12-month performance ahead of about 21% of the US market.
Volume and volatility
Volume on the latest session ran 1.0× its 20-day average. It trades about $21.9M a day on average. ATR(14) is $0.3056, 2.7% of price — its typical daily range. Bollinger Bands are in a squeeze (5 sessions) — volatility is compressed. Chaikin Money Flow (-0.24) shows distribution.
Key levels
The chart pattern's support is $11.35 and its resistance $12.44. The 52-week range is $11.19 to $14.12; price is 20.2% below the high and 0.7% above the low. The VWAP anchored at the 52-week high is $12.71, above price.
Performance
EFC returned -1.2% (1 week), -3.2% (1 month), -16.3% (3 months), -17.3% (6 months), -17.6% (1 year), -17.0% (year to date).
About Ellington Financial Inc.
Ellington Financial Inc is a specialty finance company. Its primary investment objective is to generate attractive, risk-adjusted total returns for its shareholders by making investments. The company has two reportable segments; The Investment Portfolio Segment is focused on investing in a diverse array of financial assets, including residential and commercial mortgage loans, residential mortgage-backed securities, non-mortgage- and mortgage-related derivatives, debt and equity investments in loan origination companies, and other strategic investments, and The Longbridge Segment is focused on the origination and servicing of reverse mortgage loans. It acquires reverse mortgage loans both through its origination activities and through secondary market purchases.
Real Estate · Listed 2010 · 500 employees
Signal lifecycle
How this symbol has moved through the lanes across 60 scans — each scan is re-classified from that day's price, so gaps are days it dropped off the board entirely.
- Breaking out nowOct 271 scan
- Setting upOct 281 scan
- Breaking out nowOct 291 scan
- Setting upOct 301 scan
- Breaking out nowNov 41 scan
Recent news
- Ellington Financial Inc.: Earnings resultsSEC EDGAR · Wed, Nov 4, 2026
Congress activity
Disclosed STOCK Act trades in EFC · 4 recent
| Member | Side | Amount | Traded | Filed | PTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Virginia Foxx house · NC · traded 2025-12-30 | Buy | $1K–$15K | 2025-12-30 | 2026-01-05 | |
Virginia Foxx house · R · NC · traded 2025-06-30 | Buy | $1K–$15K | 2025-06-30 | 2025-07-03 | |
Virginia Foxx house · R · NC · traded 2025-03-31 | Buy | $1K–$15K | 2025-03-31 | 2025-04-04 | |
Virginia Foxx house · NC · traded 2024-09-30 | Buy | $1K–$15K | 2024-09-30 | 2024-10-15 |
Insider activity
SEC Form 4 transactions in EFC
| Insider | Side | Shares | Value | Traded | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vranos Michael W Co-Chief Investment Officer · Common Stock · 2026-05-11 | Other | — | — | 2026-05-11 | 2026-05-13 |
Vranos Michael W Co-Chief Investment Officer · LTIP Units · 2026-05-11 | Other | — | — | 2026-05-11 | 2026-05-13 |
Vranos Michael W Co-Chief Investment Officer · Common Stock · 2026-05-11 | Acquire | 161.93K | $0 | 2026-05-11 | 2026-05-13 |
Vranos Michael W Co-Chief Investment Officer · Common Units · 2026-05-11 | Other | — | — | 2026-05-11 | 2026-05-13 |
SEC filings
EDGAR filings in EFC · 10 recent
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