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JOHN HANCOCK PREFER INC III (HPS) Stock Technical Analysis

NYSE:HPS - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US41021P1030 - Currency: USD

14.5  +0.05 (+0.35%)

Technical Rating and Analysis

1

Overall HPS gets a technical rating of 1 out of 10. HPS's overall performance in the market is below average. Also recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.

The short term trend is neutral, while the long term trend is still negative. We need to see a little more continued positive action to make this really interesting.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, HPS is a bad performer in the overall market: 61% of all stocks are doing better.
HPS is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. This is in line with the S&P500 Index, which is also trading in the middle of its range.
In the last month HPS has a been trading in a tight range between 13.75 and 14.56.
Weekly and Daily overview Charts
JOHN HANCOCK PREFER INC III / HPS Weekly stock chart
JOHN HANCOCK PREFER INC III / HPS Daily stock chart
Setup Rating and Analysis

8

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 a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 14.53. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. We notice that large players showed an interest for HPS 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.
Support and Resistance Analysis

13.47

15.92

When analyzing the support we notice one important area.

  • A support zone ranging from 13.61 to 13.93. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.

When analyzing the resistance we notice 3 important areas.

  • A resistance zone ranging from 14.53 to 14.62. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
  • Resistance @15.18 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
  • A resistance zone ranging from 15.43 to 15.76. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
Statistics, Performance, Trends, Indicators, Chart- and CandleStick Patterns
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS39.19
Mansfield-0.64
10 Day High14.56
10 Day Low14.15
20 Day High14.56
20 Day Low13.75
52 Week High17.25
52 Week Low13.08
Performance
1 Week0.62%
2 Weeks1.4%
1 Month3.06%
3 Month-5.17%
6 Month-11.26%
12 Month-5.6%
2 Year7.09%
3 Year-16.17%
5 Year-9.09%
10 Year-18.59%
15 Year-1.63%
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)0.06
RSI(14)53.67
LBB14.08
UBB14.59
JOHN HANCOCK PREFER INC III / HPS Daily stock chart

JOHN HANCOCK PREFER INC III

NYSE:HPS (5/9/2025, 8:04:00 PM)

14.5

+0.05 (+0.35%)

Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg0.35%
1 Week0.62%
2 Weeks1.4%
1 Month3.06%
3 Month-5.17%
6 Month-11.26%
12 Month-5.6%
2 Year7.09%
3 Year-16.17%
5 Year-9.09%
10 Year-18.59%
15 Year-1.63%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.21
ATR(20)%1.52%
ATR Inc-38.71%
Range Today0.09
ADR(20)0.21
ADR(20)%1.42%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS39.19
Mansfield-0.64
10 Day High14.56
10 Day Low14.15
20 Day High14.56
20 Day Low13.75
52 Week High17.25
52 Week Low13.08
CS1 End13.93
CR1 Start14.53
Volume & EV
DER(3)4.41%
DER(5)-1.34%
Volume42.90K
Volume Incr-16.86%
Vol(5)49.72K
Vol(50)57.30K