CENTRAL GARDEN AND PET CO-A (CENTA) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:CENTA - Nasdaq - US1535272058 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall CENTA gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. CENTA's overall performance in the market is below average. Also recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
71% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than CENTA.
CENTA is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so CENTA is lagging the market.
In the last month CENTA has a been trading in the 29.99 - 32.58 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
CENTA is one of the better performing stocks in the Household Products industry, it outperforms 72% of 12 stocks in the same industry.
CENTA has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a support zone below the current price at 29.92, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
28.52
35.08
We found 2 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 29.86 to 29.92. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 28.81 to 28.98. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
3 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 31.04 to 31.65. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 32.47 to 32.67. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 34.26 to 34.73. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines 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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for CENTA is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for CENTA is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 29.52 | NEGATIVE | CENTA has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 70.48% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of CENTA is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of CENTA is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of CENTA is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 41.33 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for CENTA is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.18 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests CENTA has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 13.11 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests CENTA may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.49 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for CENTA suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 22.31 | NEUTRAL | The ADX value for CENTA 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)
30.34
+0.16 (+0.53%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Staples
GICS IndustryHousehold Products
Performance
% Chg0.53%
1 Week-3.35%
2 Weeks-2.38%
1 Month-6.56%
3 Month-0.39%
6 Month-10.29%
12 Month-9.81%
2 Year4.02%
3 Year-5.21%
5 Year12.24%
10 Year232.38%
15 Year322.8%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.77
ATR(20)%2.49%
ATR Inc39.57%
Range Today0.63
ADR(20)0.74
ADR(20)%2.44%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS29.52
Mansfield-0.91
10 Day High32.45
10 Day Low29.99
20 Day High32.58
20 Day Low29.99
52 Week High37.31
52 Week Low27.7
CS1 End29.92
CR1 Start31.04
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.63%
DER(5)-1.06%
Volume455.10K
Volume Incr28.01%
Vol(5)376.26K
Vol(50)331.95K