JAMES HARDIE IND PLC (JHX) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:JHX - US47030M1062 - Common Stock
20.13 USD
-0.46 (-2.23%)
20.16 USD
+0.03 (+0.15%)
We assign a technical rating of 0 out of 10 to JHX. JHX scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, JHX is a bad performer in the overall market: 94% of all stocks are doing better.
JHX is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Construction Materials industry. 75% of 13 stocks in the same industry do better.
JHX is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new 52 week highs at the moment.
In the last month JHX has a been trading in the 17.91 - 29.82 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
JHX has an average volume of 9030610 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The short term trend is negative, the long term trend is neutral. Not much exciting going on here.
The technical rating of JHX is bad and it also does not present a quality setup 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.
More info and screens
19.93
41.82
We can see 3 important resistance areas.
- Resistance @20.59 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @29.15 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @41.41 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for JHX is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for JHX is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 6.89 | NEGATIVE | JHX has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 93.11% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of JHX is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of JHX is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of JHX is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 31.56 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for JHX is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.68 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests JHX has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 20.59 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for JHX is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 6.5 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for JHX suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 32.51 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for JHX 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)
20.13
-0.46 (-2.23%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryConstruction Materials
Performance
% Chg-2.23%
1 Week-1.85%
2 Weeks-30.61%
1 Month-22.22%
3 Month-13.61%
6 Month-36.3%
12 Month-46.19%
2 Year-33.3%
3 Year-10.17%
5 Year-10.33%
10 Year61.56%
15 Year318.68%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.55
ATR(20)%6.5%
ATR Inc-62.51%
Range Today0.59
ADR(20)0.88
ADR(20)%4.36%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS6.89
Mansfield-3.87
10 Day High29.64
10 Day Low17.91
20 Day High29.83
20 Day Low17.91
52 Week High43.57
52 Week Low17.91
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start20.59
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.51%
DER(5)1.76%
Volume10.05M
Volume Incr-8.4%
Vol(5)9.29M
Vol(50)9.03M