JOHN HANCOCK PREFER INC III (HPS) Stock Technical Analysis
USA - New York Stock Exchange - NYSE:HPS - US41021P1030
We assign a technical rating of 2 out of 10 to HPS. In the past year, HPS was a below average performing stock in the market. The medium term picture is also negative, but we see some improvement happening in recent action.
- 71% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than HPS.
- The long term trend is still negative, but the short term trend is positive, so the stock is getting more and more appreciated by traders and investors.
- HPS is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so HPS is lagging the market.
- In the last month HPS has a been trading in a tight range between 14.37 and 14.65.
Although the technical rating is bad, HPS does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is very little resistance above the current price. There is a support zone below the current price at 14.56, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
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When analyzing the support we can see 3 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 14.45 to 14.56. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- Strong support @14.16 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 13.61 to 13.82. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We can see 2 important resistance areas.
- Resistance @15.08 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 15.42 to 15.66. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for HPS is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for HPS is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 29.15 | NEGATIVE | HPS has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 70.85% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of HPS is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of HPS is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | MIXED | The current price of HPS is below the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 52.72 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for HPS is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.03 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests HPS has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 82.89 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests HPS may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 0.74 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for HPS suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 21.46 | NEUTRAL | The ADX value for HPS suggests a possible start of a new trend. |
NYSE:HPS (1/23/2026, 8:04:00 PM)
14.61
-0.01 (-0.07%)
JOHN HANCOCK PREFER INC III / HPS FAQ
What is the technical rating for HPS stock?
ChartMill assigns a technical rating of 2 / 10 to HPS.
What is the current trend direction of JOHN HANCOCK PREFER INC III (HPS) stock?
The current trend direction for JOHN HANCOCK PREFER INC III (HPS) is Bearish.
What is the RSI signal for JOHN HANCOCK PREFER INC III (HPS) stock?
JOHN HANCOCK PREFER INC III (HPS) has an RSI value of 52.7195. This indicates that the stock is currently neutral.
Can you provide the MACD signal for JOHN HANCOCK PREFER INC III?
The MACD indicator for JOHN HANCOCK PREFER INC III (HPS) has a value of 0.0263982, indicating a bearish trend.
What is the short term momentum for HPS stock?
The short term momentum for JOHN HANCOCK PREFER INC III (HPS) is positive.