BALCHEM CORP (BCPC) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:BCPC - Nasdaq - US0576652004 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, BCPC scores 1 out of 10 in our technical rating. BCPC has been an average performer in the overall market. Also recent evolutions are not that positive: both the medium and short term time frames give negative signs.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
BCPC is one of the better performing stocks in the Chemicals industry, it outperforms 86% of 85 stocks in the same industry.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that BCPC is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 74% of all stocks. However, this overall performance is mostly based on the strong move around 10 months ago.
BCPC is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. This is in line with the S&P500 Index, which is also trading in the middle of its range.
In the last month BCPC has a been trading in the 145.70 - 167.79 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Although the technical rating is bad, BCPC does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately.
More info and screens
148.99
183.38
When analyzing the support we can see 2 important areas.
- Support @153.63 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 150.49 to 150.69. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
4 important resistance areas can be observed.
- Resistance @154.22 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 159.13 to 164.54. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 172.54 to 176.17. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 180.78 to 181.56. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS74.75
Mansfield-0.49
10 Day High164.86
10 Day Low146.27
20 Day High167.79
20 Day Low145.7
52 Week High186.03
52 Week Low137.69
Performance
1 Week-4.87%
2 Weeks-1.57%
1 Month-7.51%
3 Month-4.11%
6 Month-10.39%
12 Month10.33%
2 Year16.93%
3 Year24.71%
5 Year72.16%
10 Year193.09%
15 Year492.29%
Daily CandleStick Patterns
Bullish Engulfing (D)
Bullish Hammer (D)
Bearish Inverted Hammer (D)
Hanging Man (D)
Bullish Harami (D)
Doji (D)
Gravestone Doji (D)
DragonFly Doji (D)
Bearish Engulfing (D)
Bearish Shooting Star (D)
Bearish Harami (D)
Inside Bar (D)
Red Dog Reversal Down (D)
Red Dog Reversal Up (D)
Dark Cloud Cover (D)
Weekly CandleStick Patterns
Bullish Engulfing (W)
Bullish Hammer (W)
Bearish Inverted Hammer (W)
Hanging Man (W)
Bullish Harami (W)
Doji (W)
Gravestone Doji (W)
DragonFly Doji (W)
Bearish Engulfing (W)
Bearish Shooting Star (W)
Bearish Harami (W)
Inside Bar (W)
Dark Cloud Cover (W)
Daily Chart Patterns
Bull Flag
Bear Flag
Ascending Triangle (D)
Descending Triangle (D)
Symmetrical Triangle (D)
Squeeze
Channel (D)
Channel Up (D)
Channel Down (D)
Rising Wedge (D)
Falling Wedge (D)
Double Bottom (D)
Multiple Bottom (D)
Double Top (D)
Multiple Top (D)
Weekly Chart Patterns
Weekly Bull Flag
Weekly Bear Flag
Squeeze Week
Channel (W)
Double Bottom (W)
Multiple Bottom (W)
Double Top (W)
Multiple Top (W)
Technical Indicators
MACD(12,26,9)-0.4
RSI(14)39.24
LBB150.3
UBB165.66
153.64
-0.56 (-0.36%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryChemicals
Performance
% Chg-0.36%
1 Week-4.87%
2 Weeks-1.57%
1 Month-7.51%
3 Month-4.11%
6 Month-10.39%
12 Month10.33%
2 Year16.93%
3 Year24.71%
5 Year72.16%
10 Year193.09%
15 Year492.29%
Volatility
ATR(14)6.51
ATR(20)%4.06%
ATR Inc15.85%
Range Today2.92
ADR(20)5.69
ADR(20)%3.7%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS74.75
Mansfield-0.49
10 Day High164.86
10 Day Low146.27
20 Day High167.79
20 Day Low145.7
52 Week High186.03
52 Week Low137.69
CS1 End153.63
CR1 Start154.22
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.68%
DER(5)-0.94%
Volume171.90K
Volume Incr2.53%
Vol(5)236.94K
Vol(50)196.96K