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FIRST TRUST LUNT US FACTOR (FCTR) Stock Technical Analysis

NYSEARCA:FCTR - NYSE Arca - US33733E8729 - ETF - Currency: USD

33.3416  -0.08 (-0.25%)

Technical Rating and Analysis

8

We assign a technical rating of 8 out of 10 to FCTR. Although FCTR is only a medium performer in the overall market, the technical picture looks good in both the medium and short term time frames.

Warning: FCTR has an average volume of 4469 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
Both the short term and long term trends are positive. This is a very positive sign.
FCTR 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 FCTR is performing more or less in line with the market.
FCTR is currently showing a bull flag pattern! A bull flag pattern occurs when prices pull back slightly after a strong rise up. This may be a nice opportunity for an entry.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days, which is what you like to see during a strong movement up.
Looking at the yearly performance, FCTR did better than 70% of all other stocks. However, this overall performance is mostly based on the strong move around 7 months ago.
In the last month FCTR has a been trading in a tight range between 31.98 and 33.59.
Weekly and Daily overview Charts
FIRST TRUST LUNT US FACTOR / FCTR Weekly stock chart
FIRST TRUST LUNT US FACTOR / FCTR Daily stock chart
Setup Rating and Analysis

7

Although FCTR has an excellent technical rating, the quality of the presented setup is not ideal 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

28.07

36.27

We found 3 important support areas.

  • A support zone ranging from 32.20 to 33.11. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
  • Support @28.95 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
  • Support @28.35 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.

When analyzing the resistance we notice one important area.

  • A resistance zone ranging from 35.26 to 35.91. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines 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 IndicatorUPPOSITIVEThe long term trend for FCTR is up.
ChartMill Short Term Trend IndicatorUPPOSITIVEThe short term trend for FCTR is up.
ChartMill Relative Strength70.18POSITIVEFCTR has a high relative strength, it outperformed 70.18% off all stocks on the market.
Simple Moving Average/SMA (20)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of FCTR is above the rising SMA(20).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (50)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of FCTR is above the rising SMA(50).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (200)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of FCTR is above the rising SMA(200).
Relative Strength Index/RSI (14)63.95NEUTRALThe RSI value for FCTR is a neutral value.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9)-0.03NEGATIVEThe MACD value suggests FCTR has a negative trend.
Stochastics (14,3)81.52OVERBOUGHTThe high Stochastics value suggests FCTR may be overbought.
Average True Range in percent/ATR (20)0.79LOW VOLATILITYThe low ATR as a percentage value for FCTR suggests low volalility.
Average Directional Index/ADX (14)24.44NEUTRALThe ADX value for FCTR suggests a possible start of a new 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)
Example Setup

Important!: this is just an example which is fully automatically generated based on the analysis above and should in no way be interpreted as a suggestion. Always make your own analysis and determine your own entry and exit points.

ENTRYEXITDISTANCECAPITAL
33.6032.561.04 (3.11%)25.00%
An entry @33.60. This is a Buy Stop order right above the 10 day high.An exit @32.55. This is a Stop Loss order right below the 10 day low.The worst case loss on the trade is limited to 1.04 points, which is 3.11%.When investing 25.00% of your capital in this trade, your total portfolio risk will be 0.78%.

  • The generated setup is based on the nearest support and resistance areas. If you are looking for a more long term trade, probably a wider stop is advisable.
  • This trade setup was generated fully automatically and should not be interpreted as trading advice. Always check the related news for upcoming earnings or other events. Make your own analysis and trade at your own responsibility.
FIRST TRUST LUNT US FACTOR / FCTR Daily stock chart

FIRST TRUST LUNT US FACTOR

NYSEARCA:FCTR (6/5/2025, 6:40:00 PM)

33.3416

-0.08 (-0.25%)

Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg-0.25%
1 Week1.13%
2 Weeks1.6%
1 Month4.5%
3 Month7.24%
6 Month-5.44%
12 Month7.5%
2 Year26.92%
3 Year22.62%
5 Year40.5%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.25
ATR(20)%0.79%
ATR Inc-12.9%
Range Today0.23
ADR(20)0.21
ADR(20)%0.63%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS70.18
Mansfield0.08
10 Day High33.59
10 Day Low32.57
20 Day High33.59
20 Day Low31.98
52 Week High35.93
52 Week Low27.39
CS1 End33.11
CR1 Start35.26
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.81%
DER(5)1.45%
Volume1.49K
Volume Incr347.56%
Vol(5)11.08K
Vol(50)4.47K