NUVEEN CORE EQUITY ALPHA (JCE) Stock Technical Analysis
USA - NYSE:JCE - US67090X1072
15.665 USD
+0.02 (+0.16%)
Overall JCE gets a technical rating of 6 out of 10. Although JCE is only a medium performer in the overall market, the technical picture looks good in both the medium and short term time frames.
Warning: JCE has an average volume of 28329 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
The short term is neutral, but the long term trend is still positive. Not much to worry about for now.
JCE is currently trading in the upper part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near a new high, so JCE is lagging the market slightly.
When comparing the performance of all stocks over the past year, JCE turns out to be only a medium performer in the overall market: it outperformed 49% of all stocks.
In the last month JCE has a been trading in a tight range between 15.43 and 16.00.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
JCE has only a medium technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a support zone below the current price at 15.61, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for JCE in the last couple of days, which is a good sign. Another positive sign is the recent Pocket Pivot signal.
- 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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When analyzing the support we can see 6 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 15.50 to 15.61. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 15.18 to 15.23. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 14.71 to 14.75. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- Support @13.93 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 13.33 to 13.38. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the weekly time frame.
- Support @13.04 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
2 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 15.70 to 15.73. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 16.14 to 16.21. 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 | UP | POSITIVE | The long term trend for JCE is up. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for JCE is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 49.86 | NEUTRAL | JCE is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | MIXED | The current price of JCE is below the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of JCE is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of JCE is above a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 51.12 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for JCE is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.03 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests JCE has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 27.36 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for JCE is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.27 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for JCE suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 26.59 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for JCE suggests a strong 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)
Important!: this is just an example which is fully automatically generated based on the analysis above and should in no way be interpreted as a suggestion. Always make your own analysis and determine your own entry and exit points.
| ENTRY | EXIT | DISTANCE | CAPITAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15.74 | 15.49 | 0.25 (1.59%) | 25.00% |
| An entry @15.74. This is a Buy Stop order right above the resistance zone. | An exit @15.49. This is a Stop Loss order right below the support zone. | The worst case loss on the trade is limited to 0.25 points, which is 1.59%. | When investing 25.00% of your capital in this trade, your total portfolio risk will be 0.40%. |
- The distance between exit and entry is rather small compared to the average daily movement of JCE. Please evaluate whether better entry and exit points can be found.
- The generated setup is based on the nearest support and resistance areas. If you are looking for a more long term trade, probably a wider stop is advisable.
- This trade setup was generated fully automatically and should not be interpreted as trading advice. Always check the related news for upcoming earnings or other events. Make your own analysis and trade at your own responsibility.
NYSE:JCE (9/19/2025, 8:21:24 PM)
15.665
+0.02 (+0.16%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg0.16%
1 Week-0.79%
2 Weeks-0.48%
1 Month1.65%
3 Month6.49%
6 Month7.96%
12 Month3.95%
2 Year26.03%
3 Year29.25%
5 Year22.38%
10 Year13.68%
15 Year23.64%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.22
ATR(20)%1.27%
ATR Inc57.33%
Range Today0.25
ADR(20)0.18
ADR(20)%1.17%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS49.86
Mansfield-0.79
10 Day High15.99
10 Day Low15.47
20 Day High16
20 Day Low15.43
52 Week High16.58
52 Week Low12.51
CS1 End15.61
CR1 Start15.7
Volume & EV
DER(3)5.22%
DER(5)5.19%
Volume59.70K
Volume Incr48.41%
Vol(5)40.26K
Vol(50)28.33K