INTL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES (IFF) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:IFF - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US4595061015 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall IFF gets a technical rating of 3 out of 10. Recently some decent action could be observed, but in the medium term time frame this is still negative. IFF was also a bad performer in the overall market in the last year.
78% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than IFF.
In the last month IFF has a been trading in the 74.25 - 79.99 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
IFF has an average volume of 1803750 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
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.
IFF is part of the Chemicals industry. There are 85 other stocks in this industry, IFF did better than 52% of them.
IFF is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so IFF is lagging the market.
IFF has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 79.34. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 78.62, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. Another positive sign is the recent Pocket Pivot signal.
- 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
71.78
80.41
2 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 75.65 to 78.62. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 72.50 to 73.45. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice one important area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 79.34 to 79.61. 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 IFF is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for IFF is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 22.31 | NEGATIVE | IFF has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 77.69% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of IFF is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of IFF is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of IFF is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 59.05 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for IFF is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.27 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests IFF has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 78.26 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for IFF is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.03 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for IFF suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 14.41 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for IFF 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)
79.33
+1.13 (+1.45%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryChemicals
Performance
% Chg1.45%
1 Week3.48%
2 Weeks2.71%
1 Month3.9%
3 Month-0.4%
6 Month-9.23%
12 Month-16.09%
2 Year-0.33%
3 Year-33.4%
5 Year-35.22%
10 Year-27.41%
15 Year87.01%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.66
ATR(20)%2.03%
ATR Inc18.42%
Range Today1.72
ADR(20)1.53
ADR(20)%1.93%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS22.31
Mansfield-1.51
10 Day High79.99
10 Day Low75
20 Day High79.99
20 Day Low74.26
52 Week High106.77
52 Week Low65.85
CS1 End78.62
CR1 Start79.34
Volume & EV
DER(3)-2.97%
DER(5)-3.19%
Volume1.78M
Volume Incr-29.41%
Vol(5)1.28M
Vol(50)1.80M