FIRST TRUST NATURAL GAS ETF (FCG) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSEARCA:FCG - NYSE Arca - US33733E8075 - ETF - Currency: USD
Overall FCG gets a technical rating of 1 out of 10. FCG scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
77% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than FCG.
FCG is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Agreed, the S&P500 Index is also not doing fantastic, but it still sitting in the middle of its 52 week range.
In the last month FCG has a been trading in the 18.81 - 21.72 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
Although the technical rating is bad, FCG does present a nice setup opportunity. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 21.13. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. We notice that large players showed an interest for FCG in the last couple of days, which is a good sign.
- Behavior of large players is measured by the Effective Volume indicator. This indicator inspects the 1 minute timeframe looking for high volume transactions.
More info and screens
20.69
27.16
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 20.90 to 21.13. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
We can see 3 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 21.29 to 21.69. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @24.18 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 26.34 to 26.89. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS23.17
Mansfield-1.41
10 Day High21.72
10 Day Low20.65
20 Day High21.72
20 Day Low18.81
52 Week High27.87
52 Week Low18.81
Performance
1 Week-2.67%
2 Weeks2.28%
1 Month3.84%
3 Month-14.5%
6 Month-15.49%
12 Month-22.28%
2 Year-1.81%
3 Year-26.01%
5 Year184.89%
10 Year-59.68%
15 Year-74.37%
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)
Technical Indicators
MACD(12,26,9)0.15
RSI(14)44.56
LBB20.48
UBB21.85
NYSEARCA:FCG (5/6/2025, 12:21:58 PM)
21.22
+0.11 (+0.52%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg0.52%
1 Week-2.67%
2 Weeks2.28%
1 Month3.84%
3 Month-14.5%
6 Month-15.49%
12 Month-22.28%
2 Year-1.81%
3 Year-26.01%
5 Year184.89%
10 Year-59.68%
15 Year-74.37%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.59
ATR(20)%4.49%
ATR Inc-19.91%
Range Today0.39
ADR(20)0.84
ADR(20)%3.98%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS23.17
Mansfield-1.41
10 Day High21.72
10 Day Low20.65
20 Day High21.72
20 Day Low18.81
52 Week High27.87
52 Week Low18.81
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start21.13
Volume & EV
DER(3)3.99%
DER(5)4.39%
Volume129.58K
Volume Incr-32.74%
Vol(5)342.42K
Vol(50)437.55K