HEXCEL CORP (HXL) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:HXL - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US4282911084 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall HXL gets a technical rating of 1 out of 10. HXL scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, HXL is a bad performer in the overall market: 83% of all stocks are doing better.
HXL is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Aerospace & Defense industry. 78% of 65 stocks in the same industry do better.
HXL is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Agreed, the S&P500 Index is also not doing fantastic, but it still sitting in the middle of its 52 week range.
HXL has an average volume of 1292430 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
In the last month HXL has a been trading in the 45.37 - 53.77 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Although the technical rating is bad, HXL does present a nice setup opportunity. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is a support zone below the current price at 50.47, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
47.01
77.59
When analyzing the support we can see 2 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 49.76 to 50.47. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 47.48 to 48.31. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We can see 6 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 50.51 to 50.51. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @52.51 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @58.71 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 63.97 to 64.86. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @66.72 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @76.82 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS17.96
Mansfield-1.68
10 Day High51.47
10 Day Low47.5
20 Day High53.77
20 Day Low45.37
52 Week High73.24
52 Week Low45.28
Performance
1 Week1.41%
2 Weeks4.53%
1 Month5.87%
3 Month-22.68%
6 Month-18.15%
12 Month-29.89%
2 Year-26.8%
3 Year-12.1%
5 Year39.54%
10 Year2.56%
15 Year216.22%
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)0.3
RSI(14)45.58
LBB47.8
UBB52.28
50.5
+0.38 (+0.76%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryAerospace & Defense
Performance
% Chg0.76%
1 Week1.41%
2 Weeks4.53%
1 Month5.87%
3 Month-22.68%
6 Month-18.15%
12 Month-29.89%
2 Year-26.8%
3 Year-12.1%
5 Year39.54%
10 Year2.56%
15 Year216.22%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.79
ATR(20)%4.19%
ATR Inc-20.77%
Range Today1.27
ADR(20)1.86
ADR(20)%3.69%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS17.96
Mansfield-1.68
10 Day High51.47
10 Day Low47.5
20 Day High53.77
20 Day Low45.37
52 Week High73.24
52 Week Low45.28
CS1 End50.47
CR1 Start50.51
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.64%
DER(5)0.59%
Volume1.25M
Volume Incr-21.57%
Vol(5)1.23M
Vol(50)1.29M