CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY (CENX) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:CENX - Nasdaq - US1564311082 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, CENX scores 4 out of 10 in our technical rating. In the past year, CENX was a below average performing stock in the market. The medium term picture is also negative, but we see some improvement happening in recent action.
67% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than CENX.
CENX is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Metals & Mining industry. 65% of 154 stocks in the same industry do better.
CENX has an average volume of 1636750 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The long and short term trends are both neutral. This gives a pretty neutral overall picture!
CENX is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so CENX is lagging the market slightly.
In the last month CENX has a been trading in the 15.13 - 20.43 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
CENX has an average technical rating and the quality of the presented setup is also not ideal 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
14.14
20.65
We found 5 important support areas.
- Support @17.22 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Support @15.83 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 15.48 to 15.51. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 14.99 to 15.19. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @14.28 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 3 important areas.
- Resistance @19.53 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @19.91 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @20.45 from a horizontal 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for CENX is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for CENX is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 33.2 | NEUTRAL | CENX is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | MIXED | The current price of CENX is below the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of CENX is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | MIXED | The current price of CENX is below the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 44.8 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for CENX is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.16 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests CENX has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 52.01 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for CENX is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 5.64 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for CENX suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 23.66 | NEUTRAL | The ADX value for CENX 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)
17.26
-0.75 (-4.16%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryMetals & Mining
Performance
% Chg-4.16%
1 Week-9.73%
2 Weeks-12.52%
1 Month6.74%
3 Month-10.66%
6 Month-5.84%
12 Month4.54%
2 Year97.94%
3 Year134.19%
5 Year142.08%
10 Year65.48%
15 Year95.47%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.13
ATR(20)%5.64%
ATR Inc-16.31%
Range Today0.99
ADR(20)0.81
ADR(20)%4.7%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS33.2
Mansfield-0.56
10 Day High20.41
10 Day Low17.2
20 Day High20.43
20 Day Low15.13
52 Week High25.39
52 Week Low11.4
CS1 End17.22
CR1 Start19.53
Volume & EV
DER(3)2.45%
DER(5)0.51%
Volume1.49M
Volume Incr-25.51%
Vol(5)1.23M
Vol(50)1.64M