CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY (CENX) Stock Technical Analysis
USA - NASDAQ:CENX - US1564311082 - Common Stock
27.57 USD
+0.67 (+2.49%)
27.6001 USD
+0.03 (+0.11%)
Taking everything into account, CENX scores 10 out of 10 in our technical rating. This is due to a consistent performance in both the short and longer term time frames. Also compared to the overall market, CENX is showing a nice and steady performance.
Both the short term and long term trends are positive. This is a very positive sign.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that CENX is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 94% of all stocks.
CENX is part of the Metals & Mining industry. There are 156 other stocks in this industry. CENX outperforms 76% of them.
A new 52 week high is currently being made by CENX, which is a very good signal! However, this is in line with the S&P500, which is also trading near new highs.
In the last month CENX has a been trading in the 20.91 - 28.43 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
CENX has an average volume of 1641140 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
Although CENX has an excellent technical rating, it does not present a decent entry opportunity 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
16.75
27.85
We found 3 important support areas.
- Support @21.84 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Support @17.29 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Support @16.92 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 CENX is up. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for CENX is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 94.57 | POSITIVE | CENX has a high relative strength, it outperformed 94.57% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of CENX is above 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 | POSITIVE | The current price of CENX is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 80.25 | OVERBOUGHT | The high RSI value suggests CENX may be overbought. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.48 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests CENX has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 93.39 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests CENX may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.63 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for CENX suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 31.55 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for CENX 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)
27.57
+0.67 (+2.49%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryMetals & Mining
Performance
% Chg2.49%
1 Week5.67%
2 Weeks24.81%
1 Month25.49%
3 Month63.04%
6 Month42.7%
12 Month93.2%
2 Year283.45%
3 Year422.16%
5 Year287.22%
10 Year499.35%
15 Year109.34%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.12
ATR(20)%3.63%
ATR Inc9.06%
Range Today1.53
ADR(20)0.97
ADR(20)%3.53%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS94.57
Mansfield2.81
10 Day High28.43
10 Day Low21.48
20 Day High28.43
20 Day Low20.91
52 Week High28.43
52 Week Low13.05
CS1 End21.84
CR1 StartN/A
Volume & EV
DER(3)4.04%
DER(5)2.94%
Volume3.93M
Volume Incr39.92%
Vol(5)2.05M
Vol(50)1.64M