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FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED (FCEF) Stock Technical Analysis

USA - NASDAQ:FCEF - US33740F4090 - ETF

22.4039 USD
-0.05 (-0.24%)
Last: 11/18/2025, 8:00:02 PM
Technical Rating and Analysis

1

We assign a technical rating of 1 out of 10 to FCEF. FCEF 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.

Warning: FCEF has an average volume of 16136 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
FCEF is currently trading in the upper part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index is also trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so FCEF is performing more or less in line with the market.
The long term trend is neutral, but the short term trend is negative. Better to stay away from this!
When compared to the yearly performance of all other stocks, FCEF outperforms 49% of them, which is more or less in line with the market.
In the last month FCEF has a been trading in a tight range between 22.34 and 23.01.
Weekly and Daily overview Charts
FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED / FCEF Weekly stock chart
FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED / FCEF Daily stock chart
Setup Rating and Analysis

3

The technical rating of FCEF is bad and it also does not present a 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.

Support and Resistance Analysis

19.24

23.36

4 important support areas can be observed.

  • Strong support @22.36 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
  • Support @21.86 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
  • Support @20.03 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
  • A support zone ranging from 19.43 to 19.63. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.

We found 1 important resistance area.

  • A resistance zone ranging from 22.63 to 23.13. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
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 IndicatorNEUTRALNEUTRALThe long term trend for FCEF is neutral.
ChartMill Short Term Trend IndicatorDOWNNEGATIVEThe short term trend for FCEF is down.
ChartMill Relative Strength49.16NEUTRALFCEF is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market.
Simple Moving Average/SMA (20)DOWNNEGATIVEThe current price of FCEF is below a declining SMA(20).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (50)DOWNNEGATIVEThe current price of FCEF is below a declining SMA(50).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (200)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of FCEF is above the rising SMA(200).
Relative Strength Index/RSI (14)36NEUTRALThe RSI value for FCEF is a neutral value.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9)-0.04NEGATIVEThe MACD value suggests FCEF has a negative trend.
Stochastics (14,3)8.75OVERSOLDThe low Stochastics value suggests FCEF may be oversold.
Average True Range in percent/ATR (20)0.69LOW VOLATILITYThe low ATR as a percentage value for FCEF suggests low volalility.
Average Directional Index/ADX (14)14.8NEGATIVEThe low ADX value for FCEF suggests a weak or negative 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)
FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED / FCEF Daily stock chart

FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED

NASDAQ:FCEF (11/18/2025, 8:00:02 PM)

22.4039

-0.05 (-0.24%)

Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg-0.24%
1 Week-2.02%
2 Weeks-1.17%
1 Month-1.46%
3 Month-1.26%
6 Month4.54%
12 Month0.9%
2 Year16.87%
3 Year10.66%
5 Year3.41%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.17
ATR(20)%0.69%
ATR Inc-22.15%
Range Today0.12
ADR(20)0.14
ADR(20)%0.61%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS49.16
3 months CRS45.63
6 months CRS49.51
Mansfield-0.64
10 Day High22.91
10 Day Low22.34
20 Day High23.01
20 Day Low22.34
52 Week High23.22
52 Week Low18.85
CS1 End22.36
CR1 Start22.63
Volume & EV
DER(3)-2.18%
DER(5)-2.64%
Volume7.00K
Volume Incr2.69%
Vol(5)13.54K
Vol(50)16.14K

FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED / FCEF FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill technical rating for FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED?

ChartMill assigns a technical rating of 1 / 10 to FCEF.


What is the trend direction for FCEF stock?

The current trend direction for FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED (FCEF) is Bearish.


What is the RSI signal for FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED (FCEF) stock?

FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED (FCEF) has an RSI value of 35.9968. This indicates that the stock is currently neutral.


What is the short term momentum for FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED (FCEF) stock?

The short term momentum for FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED (FCEF) is negative.


What is the support and resistance level for FCEF stock?

FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED (FCEF) has a support level at 22.36 and a resistance level at 22.63. Check the full technical report for our detailed analysis of FCEF support and resistance levels.