FIRST TRUST CALIFORNIA MUNIC (FCAL) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:FCAL - Nasdaq - US33739P8639 - ETF - Currency: USD
Overall FCAL gets a technical rating of 2 out of 10. In the past year, FCAL was a below average performing stock in the market. The medium term picture is also negative, but we see some improvement happening in recent action.
The short term trend is neutral, while the long term trend is still negative. We need to see a little more continued positive action to make this really interesting.
67% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than FCAL.
Warning: FCAL has an average volume of 27686 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
FCAL 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 FCAL is lagging the market slightly.
In the last month FCAL has a been trading in a tight range between 47.67 and 48.10.
FCAL has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is a support zone below the current price at 47.97, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. Another positive sign is the recent Pocket Pivot signal.
- A Pocket Pivot is a price/volume accumulation pattern. A Pocket Pivot occurs when price moves up with volume higher than the maximum down volume registered in the previous 10 days.
More info and screens
46.11
51.03
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 46.58 to 47.97. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice one important area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 48.23 to 50.52. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages 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 FCAL is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for FCAL is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 33.49 | NEUTRAL | FCAL is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of FCAL is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of FCAL is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of FCAL is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 53.07 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for FCAL is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.03 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests FCAL has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 69.91 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for FCAL is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 0.35 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for FCAL suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 11.9 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for FCAL 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)
NASDAQ:FCAL (6/20/2025, 8:00:02 PM)
48.04
+0.13 (+0.27%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg0.27%
1 Week0.14%
2 Weeks0.29%
1 Month0.36%
3 Month-2.52%
6 Month-2.36%
12 Month-3.53%
2 Year-1.94%
3 Year-0.69%
5 Year-7.96%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.16
ATR(20)%0.35%
ATR Inc-9.34%
Range Today0.16
ADR(20)0.16
ADR(20)%0.34%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS33.49
Mansfield-0.61
10 Day High48.05
10 Day Low47.77
20 Day High48.1
20 Day Low47.67
52 Week High50.54
52 Week Low46.44
CS1 End47.97
CR1 Start48.23
Volume & EV
DER(3)-3.32%
DER(5)-1%
Volume19.10K
Volume Incr-1.91%
Vol(5)21.26K
Vol(50)27.69K