
J.C. Penney Company Inc (JCP) Technical Analysis
NYSE:JCP
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JCP Technical Rating and Analysis
Overall JCP gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. JCP'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.
- 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, JCP is a bad performer in the overall market: 100% of all stocks are doing better.
- JCP is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. The S&P500 Index is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so JCP is lagging the market.
- JCP has an average volume of 29560800 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
- In the last month JCP has a been trading in the 0.14 - 0.31 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
- Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
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JCP Setup Rating and Analysis
JCP has a poor technical rating and the quality of the setup is also only medium at the moment. Prices have been consolidating lately.
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JCP Support and Resistance Analysis
0.18
We found 1 important resistance area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 0.19 to 0.19. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
JCP Technical Indicator Signal Analysis
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 JCP is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for JCP is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 0.98 | NEGATIVE | JCP has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 99.02% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of JCP is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of JCP is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of JCP is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 39.84 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for JCP is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.01 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests JCP has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 38.5 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for JCP is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 25.35 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for JCP suggests high volalility. |
JCP Chart- and CandleStick Pattern Analysis
JCP Technicals: Chart, Performance Metrics, Trend & Indicators
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-0.05 (-23.02%)
J.C. Penney Company Inc / JCP TA FAQ
Can you provide the ChartMill technical rating for J.C. Penney Company Inc?
ChartMill assigns a technical rating of 0 / 10 to JCP.
What is the trend direction for JCP stock?
The current trend direction for J.C. Penney Company Inc (JCP) is Bearish.
Can you provide the RSI signal for J.C. Penney Company Inc?
J.C. Penney Company Inc (JCP) has an RSI value of 39.8433. This indicates that the stock is currently neutral.
What is the MACD signal for J.C. Penney Company Inc (JCP) stock?
The MACD indicator for J.C. Penney Company Inc (JCP) has a value of 0.00721125, indicating a bearish trend.
Can you provide the short term momentum for J.C. Penney Company Inc?
The short term momentum for J.C. Penney Company Inc (JCP) is negative.