JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP IN (JEF) Stock Technical Analysis
USA - NYSE:JEF - US47233W1099 - Common Stock
69.49 USD
-0.87 (-1.24%)
69.49 USD
0 (0%)
Taking everything into account, JEF scores 8 out of 10 in our technical rating. This is due to a decent performance in both the short and medium term time frames. Compared to the overall market, JEF is only an average performer.
The long and short term trends are both positive. This is looking good!
JEF is one of the better performing stocks in the Capital Markets industry, it outperforms 77% of 237 stocks in the same industry.
JEF 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 JEF is lagging the market slightly.
In the last month JEF has a been trading in the 59.26 - 71.01 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
JEF has an average volume of 1518130 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
Looking at the yearly performance, JEF did better than 79% of all other stocks. However, this relatively good performance is mostly due to a recent big move.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
Although JEF has an excellent technical rating, it does not present a decent entry opportunity at the moment. Price movement has been a little bit too volatile to find a nice entry and exit point. It is probably a good idea to wait for a consolidation first.
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When analyzing the support we can see 4 important areas.
- Support @67.85 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 62.77 to 63.50. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @46.11 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @41.80 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
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 JEF is up. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for JEF is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 79.45 | POSITIVE | JEF has a high relative strength, it outperformed 79.45% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of JEF is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of JEF is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of JEF is above a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 69.85 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for JEF is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.25 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests JEF has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 84.34 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests JEF may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.65 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for JEF suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 27.23 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for JEF 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)
69.49
-0.87 (-1.24%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryCapital Markets
Performance
% Chg-1.24%
1 Week4.26%
2 Weeks9.43%
1 Month17.48%
3 Month31.46%
6 Month17.05%
12 Month11.95%
2 Year89.71%
3 Year135.56%
5 Year286.06%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)1.92
ATR(20)%2.65%
ATR Inc89.6%
Range Today2.07
ADR(20)1.69
ADR(20)%2.44%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS79.45
Mansfield-0.01
10 Day High71.01
10 Day Low63.46
20 Day High71.01
20 Day Low59.26
52 Week High82.68
52 Week Low39.28
CS1 End67.85
CR1 StartN/A
Volume & EV
DER(3)2.87%
DER(5)2.43%
Volume4.39M
Volume Incr92.89%
Vol(5)2.52M
Vol(50)1.52M