CIENA CORP (CIEN) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:CIEN • US1717793095
Taking everything into account, CIEN 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, 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. We also observe that the gains produced by CIEN over the past year are nicely spread over this period.
- CIEN is part of the Communications Equipment industry. There are 48 other stocks in this industry. CIEN outperforms 91% of them.
- 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 238.57 - 365.90 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
- CIEN has an average volume of 3168730 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
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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When analyzing the support we can see 3 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 261.10 to 265.23. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Support @253.67 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @241.26 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 | UP | POSITIVE | The long term trend for CIEN is up. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for CIEN is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 98.85 | POSITIVE | CIEN has a high relative strength, it outperformed 98.85% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of CIEN is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of CIEN is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of CIEN is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 72.52 | OVERBOUGHT | The high RSI value suggests CIEN may be overbought. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 3.65 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests CIEN has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 83.74 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests CIEN may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 6.54 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for CIEN suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 25.37 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for CIEN suggests a strong trend. |
NYSE:CIEN (3/2/2026, 10:58:01 AM)
350
+1.3 (+0.37%)
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 72.5163. This indicates that the stock is currently overbought.
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.