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CIENA CORP (CIEN) Stock Technical Analysis

USA - New York Stock Exchange - NYSE:CIEN - US1717793095 - Common Stock

233.87 USD
-4.49 (-1.88%)
Last: 12/31/2025, 8:04:00 PM
233.91 USD
+0.04 (+0.02%)
After Hours: 12/31/2025, 8:04:00 PM
Technical Rating and Analysis

10

We assign a technical rating of 10 out of 10 to CIEN. This is due to a consistent performance in both the short and longer term time frames. Also compared to the overall market, CIEN is showing a nice and steady performance.

The long and short term trends are both positive. This is looking good!
Looking at the yearly performance, CIEN did better than 98% of all other stocks. On top of that, CIEN also shows a nice and consistent pattern of rising prices.
CIEN is one of the better performing stocks in the Communications Equipment industry, it outperforms 89% of 48 stocks in the same industry.
CIEN is currently trading near its 52 week high, which is a good sign. The S&P500 Index however is also trading near new highs, which makes the performance in line with the market.
In the last month CIEN has a been trading in the 186.39 - 248.00 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
CIEN has an average volume of 3036970 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.

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Weekly and Daily overview Charts
CIENA CORP / CIEN Weekly stock chart
CIENA CORP / CIEN Daily stock chart
Setup Rating and Analysis

3

Although CIEN has an excellent technical rating, it does not offer a high quality setup 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.

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Support and Resistance Analysis

200.93

244.80

When analyzing the support we can see 2 important areas.

  • Support @213.76 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
  • A support zone ranging from 202.96 to 203.89. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.

We found 1 important resistance area.

  • A resistance zone ranging from 241.69 to 242.38. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.

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Technical Indicator Signal Analysis

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.

IndicatorValueSignalComment
ChartMill Long Term Trend IndicatorUPPOSITIVEThe long term trend for CIEN is up.
ChartMill Short Term Trend IndicatorUPPOSITIVEThe short term trend for CIEN is up.
ChartMill Relative Strength98.44POSITIVECIEN has a high relative strength, it outperformed 98.44% off all stocks on the market.
Simple Moving Average/SMA (20)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of CIEN is above the rising SMA(20).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (50)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of CIEN is above the rising SMA(50).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (200)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of CIEN is above the rising SMA(200).
Relative Strength Index/RSI (14)60.2NEUTRALThe RSI value for CIEN is a neutral value.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9)0.59POSITIVEThe MACD value suggests CIEN has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining.
Stochastics (14,3)76.41NEUTRALThe Stochastics value for CIEN is a neutral value.
Average True Range in percent/ATR (20)4.9MEDIUM VOLATILITYThe ATR as a percentage value for CIEN suggests some volalility.
Average Directional Index/ADX (14)25.52POSITIVEThe high ADX value value for CIEN suggests a strong trend.
Chart- and CandleStick Pattern Analysis
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)

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CIENA CORP / CIEN Daily stock chart

CIENA CORP

NYSE:CIEN (12/31/2025, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 233.91 +0.04 (+0.02%)

233.87

-4.49 (-1.88%)

Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS IndustryCommunications Equipment
Performance
% Chg-1.88%
1 Week-2.67%
2 Weeks11.45%
1 Month15.49%
3 Month54.42%
6 Month187.38%
12 Month179.72%
2 Year419.6%
3 Year358.75%
5 Year342.52%
10 Year1030.35%
15 Year1011.02%
Volatility
ATR(14)11.98
ATR(20)%4.9%
ATR Inc-55.64%
Range Today7.49
ADR(20)10.73
ADR(20)%4.59%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS98.44
3 months CRS97.69
6 months CRS98.78
Mansfield9.06
10 Day High243
10 Day Low201.7
20 Day High248
20 Day Low186.39
52 Week High248
52 Week Low49.21
CS1 End213.76
CR1 Start241.69
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.26%
DER(5)0.18%
Volume1.17M
Volume Incr-62.57%
Vol(5)1.17M
Vol(50)3.04M

CIENA CORP / CIEN FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill technical rating for CIENA CORP?

ChartMill assigns a technical rating of 10 / 10 to CIEN.


What is the trend direction for CIEN stock?

The current trend direction for CIENA CORP (CIEN) is Bullish.


Can you provide the RSI signal for CIENA CORP?

CIENA CORP (CIEN) has an RSI value of 60.2022. This indicates that the stock is currently neutral.


What is the short term momentum for CIENA CORP (CIEN) stock?

The short term momentum for CIENA CORP (CIEN) is positive.


What is the buy/sell signal for CIENA CORP (CIEN) stock?

The buy/sell signal for CIENA CORP (CIEN) is buy as both the short term and long term trends are positive.