PEABODY ENERGY CORP (BTU) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:BTU - US7045511000 - Common Stock
16.63 USD
-0.17 (-1.01%)
We assign a technical rating of 6 out of 10 to BTU. Although BTU is a bad performer in the overall market, the technical picture looks good in both the medium and short term time frames.
69% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than BTU.
The short term is neutral, but the long term trend is still positive. Not much to worry about for now.
BTU has an average volume of 5108340 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
BTU is part of the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry. There are 208 other stocks in this industry, BTU did better than 46% of them.
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.
In the last month BTU has a been trading in the 14.25 - 18.84 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
BTU has an average technical rating and also the quality of the setup is only medium 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
14.18
18.06
3 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 16.27 to 16.51. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 15.79 to 16.00. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 14.32 to 14.36. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
2 important resistance areas can be observed.
- Resistance @17.56 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @17.88 from a trend line in the daily 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for BTU is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 31.59 | NEUTRAL | BTU is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | MIXED | The current price of BTU is below 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) | 52.81 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for BTU is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.2 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests BTU has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 24.86 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for BTU is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 5.35 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for BTU suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 20.51 | NEUTRAL | The ADX value for BTU suggests a possible start of a new 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)
NYSE:BTU (8/26/2025, 10:46:01 AM)
16.63
-0.17 (-1.01%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorEnergy
GICS IndustryOil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
Performance
% Chg-1.01%
1 Week-1.75%
2 Weeks-4.55%
1 Month8.6%
3 Month27.66%
6 Month21.83%
12 Month-28.24%
2 Year-22.15%
3 Year-31.87%
5 Year543.68%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.82
ATR(20)%5.35%
ATR Inc12.06%
Range Today0.58
ADR(20)0.86
ADR(20)%5.19%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS31.59
Mansfield-1.47
10 Day High18.84
10 Day Low15.67
20 Day High18.84
20 Day Low14.25
52 Week High29.94
52 Week Low9.61
CS1 End16.51
CR1 Start17.56
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.3%
DER(5)-0.23%
Volume504.44K
Volume Incr-9.55%
Vol(5)4.99M
Vol(50)5.11M