PEABODY ENERGY CORP (BTU) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:BTU - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US7045511000 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, BTU scores 4 out of 10 in our technical rating. Recently some decent action could be observed, but in the medium term time frame this is still negative. BTU was also a bad performer in the overall market in the last year.
84% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than BTU.
BTU is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry. 73% of 211 stocks in the same industry do better.
BTU is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new highs.
In the last month BTU has a been trading in the 12.58 - 15.37 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
BTU has an average volume of 4571120 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The short term trend is positive, while the long term trend is still negative. So this is evolving in the right direction, but it may need some more time to really turn around the trend.
BTU has an average technical rating and it also does not offer a high quality setup at the moment. Price movement has been a little bit too volatile to find a nice entry and exit point. It is probably a good idea to wait for a consolidation first.
More info and screens
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15.44
2 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 13.78 to 14.14. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Support @13.05 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice one important area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 15.26 to 15.29. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
The Technical Rating and Setup analysis above combine different indicators and trends in different timeframes. Individual signals from indicators may give more contradictive signals and should always be interpreted in the more global context.
| Indicator | Value | Signal | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChartMill Long Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for BTU is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for BTU is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 16.43 | NEGATIVE | BTU has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 83.57% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of BTU is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of BTU is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of BTU is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 64.55 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for BTU is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.18 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests BTU has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 82.4 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests BTU may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 4.88 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for BTU suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 27.78 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for BTU suggests a strong trend. |
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)
15.25
+0.41 (+2.76%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorEnergy
GICS IndustryOil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
Performance
% Chg2.76%
1 Week5.17%
2 Weeks19.05%
1 Month10.43%
3 Month19.8%
6 Month-14.71%
12 Month-33.67%
2 Year-32.04%
3 Year-27.35%
5 Year388.78%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.73
ATR(20)%4.88%
ATR Inc61.07%
Range Today1.26
ADR(20)0.7
ADR(20)%4.58%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS16.43
Mansfield-2.53
10 Day High15.37
10 Day Low12.6
20 Day High15.37
20 Day Low12.58
52 Week High29.94
52 Week Low9.61
CS1 End14.14
CR1 Start15.26
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.42%
DER(5)1.13%
Volume5.01M
Volume Incr-9.74%
Vol(5)4.10M
Vol(50)4.57M