CRH PLC (CRH) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:CRH - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - IE0001827041 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, CRH scores 2 out of 10 in our technical rating. CRH has been an average performer in the overall market. Also recent evolutions are not that positive: both the medium and short term time frames give negative signs.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
In the last month CRH has a been trading in the 86.83 - 95.70 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Prices have been consolidating recently, but much resistance may still be present above.
CRH is part of the Construction Materials industry. There are 12 other stocks in this industry. CRH outperforms 72% of them.
CRH has an average volume of 4728350 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
Looking at the yearly performance, CRH did better than 74% of all other stocks. However, this overall performance is mostly based on the strong move around 10 months ago.
CRH 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 CRH is lagging the market slightly.
Although the technical rating is bad, CRH does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately.
More info and screens
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99.93
We found 3 important support areas.
- Support @89.72 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Support @85.43 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 80.35 to 80.87. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
2 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 90.72 to 94.62. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 98.29 to 98.94. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
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 CRH is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for CRH is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 74.53 | POSITIVE | CRH has a high relative strength, it outperformed 74.53% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of CRH is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | MIXED | The current price of CRH is below the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | MIXED | The current price of CRH is below the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 43.81 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for CRH is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.34 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests CRH has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 20.1 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for CRH is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.3 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for CRH suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 19.12 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for CRH 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)
89.93
+1.78 (+2.02%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryConstruction Materials
Performance
% Chg2.02%
1 Week-0.12%
2 Weeks-2.82%
1 Month-5.5%
3 Month2.03%
6 Month-3.9%
12 Month19.94%
2 Year61.37%
3 Year158.27%
5 Year162.11%
10 Year219.92%
15 Year330.29%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.96
ATR(20)%2.3%
ATR Inc20%
Range Today3.11
ADR(20)1.89
ADR(20)%2.1%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS74.53
Mansfield-0.67
10 Day High93.76
10 Day Low86.83
20 Day High95.7
20 Day Low86.83
52 Week High110.97
52 Week Low71.18
CS1 End89.72
CR1 Start90.72
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.53%
DER(5)2.03%
Volume5.25M
Volume Incr17.3%
Vol(5)4.74M
Vol(50)4.73M