PEABODY ENERGY CORP (BTU) Stock Technical Analysis
USA - NYSE:BTU - US7045511000 - Common Stock
22.72 USD
+0.93 (+4.27%)
22.76 USD
+0.04 (+0.18%)
We assign a technical rating of 9 out of 10 to BTU. Both in the recent history as in the last year, BTU has proven to be a steady performer, scoring decent points in every aspect analyzed.
The long and short term trends are both positive. This is looking good!
BTU is one of the better performing stocks in the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry, it outperforms 90% of 210 stocks in the same industry.
In the last month BTU has a been trading in the 15.80 - 22.87 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days, which is what you like to see during a strong movement up.
BTU has an average volume of 5014220 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
Looking at the yearly performance, BTU did better than 85% of all other stocks. However, this overall good ranking is mostly due to the recent strong move.
BTU is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so BTU is lagging the market.
Prices have been rising strongly lately, it may be a good idea to wait for a consolidation or pullback before considering an entry.
Although BTU has an excellent technical rating, it does not offer a high quality setup at the moment. Prices have been extended to the upside lately. For a nice entry it is better to wait for a consolidation.
More info and screens
14.72
22.95
When analyzing the support we can see 3 important areas.
- Support @17.89 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Support @16.81 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Support @14.87 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
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 | UP | POSITIVE | The long term trend for BTU is up. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for BTU is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 85.27 | POSITIVE | BTU has a high relative strength, it outperformed 85.27% 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 | MIXED | The current price of BTU is above a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 79.82 | OVERBOUGHT | The high RSI value suggests BTU may be overbought. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.44 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests BTU has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 97.53 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests BTU may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.8 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for BTU suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 35.39 | 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)
22.72
+0.93 (+4.27%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorEnergy
GICS IndustryOil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
Performance
% Chg4.27%
1 Week23.41%
2 Weeks18.77%
1 Month41.82%
3 Month69.3%
6 Month62.29%
12 Month-4.98%
2 Year-12.58%
3 Year-8.46%
5 Year887.83%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.93
ATR(20)%3.8%
ATR Inc73.92%
Range Today1.34
ADR(20)0.85
ADR(20)%3.74%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS85.27
Mansfield1.36
10 Day High22.87
10 Day Low18.2
20 Day High22.87
20 Day Low15.8
52 Week High29.94
52 Week Low9.61
CS1 End17.89
CR1 StartN/A
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.27%
DER(5)1.21%
Volume7.10M
Volume Incr77.81%
Vol(5)6.81M
Vol(50)5.01M