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FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP (FFBC) Stock Technical Analysis

NASDAQ:FFBC - Nasdaq - US3202091092 - Common Stock - Currency: USD

24.59  -0.07 (-0.28%)

Technical Rating and Analysis

3

We assign a technical rating of 3 out of 10 to FFBC. Recently some decent action could be observed, but in the medium term time frame this is still negative. FFBC was also a bad performer in the overall market in the last year.

70% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than FFBC.
FFBC is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Banks industry. 79% of 393 stocks in the same industry do better.
The short term trend is positive, while the long term trend is neutral. So this is evolving in the right direction.
FFBC is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so FFBC is lagging the market.
In the last month FFBC has a been trading in the 23.39 - 25.57 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Weekly and Daily overview Charts
FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP / FFBC Weekly stock chart
FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP / FFBC Daily stock chart
Setup Rating and Analysis

8

FFBC has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 24.96. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 24.42, 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.
Support and Resistance Analysis

21.83

26.12

3 important support areas can be observed.

  • A support zone ranging from 23.40 to 24.42. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
  • Support @22.97 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
  • A support zone ranging from 22.05 to 22.05. 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 24.96 to 25.36. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
  • A resistance zone ranging from 25.86 to 25.86. 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 IndicatorNEUTRALNEUTRALThe long term trend for FFBC is neutral.
ChartMill Short Term Trend IndicatorUPPOSITIVEThe short term trend for FFBC is up.
ChartMill Relative Strength30.69NEUTRALFFBC is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market.
Simple Moving Average/SMA (20)DOWNMIXEDThe current price of FFBC is above a declining SMA(20).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (50)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of FFBC is above the rising SMA(50).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (200)UPMIXEDThe current price of FFBC is below the rising SMA(200).
Relative Strength Index/RSI (14)52.7NEUTRALThe RSI value for FFBC is a neutral value.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9)0.09POSITIVEThe MACD value suggests FFBC has a positive trend.
Stochastics (14,3)70.65NEUTRALThe Stochastics value for FFBC is a neutral value.
Average True Range in percent/ATR (20)2.39MEDIUM VOLATILITYThe ATR as a percentage value for FFBC suggests some volalility.
Average Directional Index/ADX (14)15.77NEGATIVEThe low ADX value for FFBC 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 FINANCIAL BANCORP / FFBC Daily stock chart

FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP

NASDAQ:FFBC (8/18/2025, 2:53:03 PM)

24.59

-0.07 (-0.28%)

Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryBanks
Performance
% Chg-0.28%
1 Week4.09%
2 Weeks4.31%
1 Month-0.8%
3 Month-1.75%
6 Month-11.83%
12 Month-1.52%
2 Year18.67%
3 Year14.27%
5 Year79.74%
10 Year33.73%
15 Year54.9%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.55
ATR(20)%2.39%
ATR Inc-20.99%
Range Today0.24
ADR(20)0.55
ADR(20)%2.23%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS30.69
Mansfield-1.25
10 Day High25.25
10 Day Low23.41
20 Day High25.57
20 Day Low23.39
52 Week High31.18
52 Week Low21.1
CS1 End24.42
CR1 Start24.96
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.13%
DER(5)-0.52%
Volume129.25K
Volume Incr31.71%
Vol(5)491.58K
Vol(50)390.82K