J.C. Penney Company Inc (JCP) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:JCP - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. -
Overall JCP gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. JCP scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
100% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than JCP.
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.
JCP has a poor technical rating and the quality of the setup is also only medium at the moment. Prices have been consolidating lately.
More info and screens
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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.
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. |
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)
0.1819
-0.05 (-23.02%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg-23.02%
1 Week17.73%
2 Weeks-23.95%
1 Month-27.27%
3 Month-74.56%
6 Month-83.46%
12 Month-80.51%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.05
ATR(20)%25.35%
ATR Inc185.07%
Range Today0.07
ADR(20)N/A
ADR(20)%N/A
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS0.98
Mansfield-7.66
10 Day High0.31
10 Day Low0.14
20 Day High0.31
20 Day Low0.14
52 Week High1.26
52 Week Low0.14
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start0.19
Volume & EV
DER(3)-3.75%
DER(5)-2.44%
Volume170.97M
Volume Incr633.96%
Vol(5)163.22M
Vol(50)29.56M