FMC CORP (FMC) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:FMC - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US3024913036 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 4 out of 10 to FMC. Recently some decent action could be observed, but in the medium term time frame this is still negative. FMC was also a bad performer in the overall market in the last year.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, FMC is a bad performer in the overall market: 80% of all stocks are doing better.
FMC is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so FMC is lagging the market.
The long term trend is still neutral, but the short term trend is positive, so the stock is getting more and more appreciated by traders and investors.
FMC has an average volume of 2162670 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
FMC is part of the Chemicals industry. There are 84 other stocks in this industry, FMC did better than 51% of them.
In the last month FMC has a been trading in the 37.46 - 44.78 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
FMC has an average technical rating and it also does not offer a high 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.
More info and screens
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4 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 40.63 to 41.57. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 36.28 to 36.56. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @35.43 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @34.54 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
We can see 5 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 42.39 to 42.75. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 43.46 to 44.07. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @44.91 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @63.40 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @67.53 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for FMC is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for FMC is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 20.38 | NEGATIVE | FMC has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 79.62% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of FMC is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of FMC is above a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of FMC is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 53.51 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for FMC is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.22 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests FMC has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 72.31 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for FMC is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.11 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for FMC suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 23.86 | NEUTRAL | The ADX value for FMC suggests a possible start of a new 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)
41.58
-1.72 (-3.97%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryChemicals
Performance
% Chg-3.97%
1 Week-2.71%
2 Weeks2.51%
1 Month6.02%
3 Month-0.26%
6 Month-22.28%
12 Month-24.11%
2 Year-60.15%
3 Year-61.14%
5 Year-58.26%
10 Year-20.88%
15 Year-27.6%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.39
ATR(20)%3.11%
ATR Inc25.07%
Range Today2.09
ADR(20)1.21
ADR(20)%2.9%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS20.38
Mansfield-2.25
10 Day High44.78
10 Day Low39.23
20 Day High44.78
20 Day Low37.46
52 Week High68.55
52 Week Low32.83
CS1 End41.57
CR1 Start42.39
Volume & EV
DER(3)-2.11%
DER(5)-1.7%
Volume1.87M
Volume Incr-5.5%
Vol(5)1.91M
Vol(50)2.16M