CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY (CENX) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:CENX - Nasdaq - US1564311082 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, CENX scores 2 out of 10 in our technical rating. CENX scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, CENX is a bad performer in the overall market: 73% of all stocks are doing better.
CENX is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Metals & Mining industry. 62% of 154 stocks in the same industry do better.
In the last month CENX has a been trading in the 14.77 - 17.78 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
CENX has an average volume of 1821270 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
Both the short term and long term trends are neutral. So this is not the most entertaining stock around.
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.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
CENX has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 17.22. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 15.77, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
13.84
19.53
When analyzing the support we can see 3 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 15.51 to 15.77. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 14.77 to 14.99. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the weekly time frame.
- Support @13.98 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 3 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 17.22 to 17.38. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @18.71 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @19.34 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS27.62
Mansfield-0.5
10 Day High17.78
10 Day Low14.77
20 Day High17.78
20 Day Low14.77
52 Week High25.39
52 Week Low11.4
Performance
1 Week4.44%
2 Weeks2.14%
1 Month7.17%
3 Month-17.96%
6 Month-24.05%
12 Month-3.75%
2 Year119.13%
3 Year45.59%
5 Year188.26%
10 Year53.67%
15 Year63.46%
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)
Technical Indicators
MACD(12,26,9)0.14
RSI(14)53.36
LBB15.5
UBB17.74
17.18
-0.2 (-1.15%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryMetals & Mining
Performance
% Chg-1.15%
1 Week4.44%
2 Weeks2.14%
1 Month7.17%
3 Month-17.96%
6 Month-24.05%
12 Month-3.75%
2 Year119.13%
3 Year45.59%
5 Year188.26%
10 Year53.67%
15 Year63.46%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.88
ATR(20)%5.21%
ATR Inc52.46%
Range Today0.76
ADR(20)0.78
ADR(20)%4.51%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS27.62
Mansfield-0.5
10 Day High17.78
10 Day Low14.77
20 Day High17.78
20 Day Low14.77
52 Week High25.39
52 Week Low11.4
CS1 End15.77
CR1 Start17.22
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.12%
DER(5)0.63%
Volume1.88M
Volume Incr72.95%
Vol(5)2.58M
Vol(50)1.82M