JOHN HANCOCK PREFER INC III (HPS) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:HPS - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US41021P1030 - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, HPS scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. 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: 82% of all stocks are doing better.
HPS is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new highs.
In the last month HPS has a been trading in a tight range between 14.03 and 14.50.
Although the technical rating is bad, HPS does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a support zone below the current price at 14.17, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for HPS in the last couple of days, which is a good sign. Very recently a Pocket Pivot signal was observed. This is another positive sign.
- Behavior of large players is measured by the Effective Volume indicator. This indicator inspects the 1 minute timeframe looking for high volume transactions.
- 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.
More info and screens
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2 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 14.16 to 14.17. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- 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.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 3 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 14.22 to 14.45. 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 15.54. 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for HPS is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 18.65 | NEGATIVE | HPS has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 81.35% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of HPS is below a declining 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) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of HPS is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 45.52 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for HPS is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.01 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests HPS has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 64.04 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for HPS is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 0.93 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for HPS suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 14.35 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for HPS suggests a weak or negative 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)
NYSE:HPS (7/11/2025, 8:21:03 PM)
14.2
-0.17 (-1.18%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg-1.18%
1 Week-1.87%
2 Weeks0.07%
1 Month-0.85%
3 Month2.68%
6 Month-3.47%
12 Month-12.56%
2 Year-1.11%
3 Year-16.76%
5 Year-14.41%
10 Year-16.76%
15 Year-15.93%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.13
ATR(20)%0.93%
ATR Inc3.3%
Range Today0.13
ADR(20)0.12
ADR(20)%0.87%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS18.65
Mansfield-1.41
10 Day High14.5
10 Day Low14.13
20 Day High14.5
20 Day Low14.03
52 Week High17.25
52 Week Low13.08
CS1 End14.17
CR1 Start14.22
Volume & EV
DER(3)4.91%
DER(5)2.2%
Volume92.50K
Volume Incr17.24%
Vol(5)67.24K
Vol(50)56.11K