CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY (CENX) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:CENX - Nasdaq - US1564311082 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, CENX scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. CENX'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.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
79% 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. 74% of 153 stocks in the same industry do better.
CENX has an average volume of 1640920 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
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 14.77 - 17.78 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
Although the technical rating is bad, CENX does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a support zone below the current price at 15.71, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
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3 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 15.51 to 15.71. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 14.92 to 15.19. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @14.11 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
4 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 15.93 to 16.46. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 17.22 to 17.38. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @18.36 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @18.88 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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for CENX is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for CENX is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 21.69 | NEGATIVE | CENX has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 78.31% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of CENX is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of CENX is below a declining 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) | 45.22 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for CENX is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.01 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests CENX has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 41.45 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for CENX is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 4.75 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for CENX suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 18.45 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for CENX suggests a weak or negative 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)
15.85
-0.28 (-1.74%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryMetals & Mining
Performance
% Chg-1.74%
1 Week0.32%
2 Weeks-7.04%
1 Month-3.41%
3 Month-16.36%
6 Month-30.57%
12 Month-13.53%
2 Year102.17%
3 Year34.32%
5 Year165.94%
10 Year41.77%
15 Year50.81%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.71
ATR(20)%4.75%
ATR Inc-32.03%
Range Today0.61
ADR(20)0.67
ADR(20)%4.25%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS21.69
Mansfield-1.19
10 Day High16.72
10 Day Low15.16
20 Day High17.78
20 Day Low14.77
52 Week High25.39
52 Week Low11.4
CS1 End15.71
CR1 Start15.93
Volume & EV
DER(3)-2.48%
DER(5)-1.67%
Volume782.60K
Volume Incr-31.8%
Vol(5)1.06M
Vol(50)1.64M