KB HOME (KBH) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:KBH - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US48666K1097 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 0 out of 10 to KBH. KBH'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.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, KBH is a bad performer in the overall market: 82% of all stocks are doing better.
KBH is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Household Durables industry. 60% of 64 stocks in the same industry do better.
KBH 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 KBH is lagging the market.
In the last month KBH has a been trading in the 50.35 - 58.08 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
KBH has an average volume of 1502220 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
The technical rating of KBH 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
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When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 50.14 to 50.89. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We can see 3 important resistance areas.
- Resistance @51.57 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 53.92 to 54.08. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 55.06 to 56.48. 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 KBH is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for KBH is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 18.36 | NEGATIVE | KBH has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 81.64% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of KBH is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of KBH is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of KBH is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 38.49 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for KBH is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.18 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests KBH has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 7.68 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests KBH may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.99 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for KBH suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 13 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for KBH suggests a weak or negative 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)
51.23
-0.15 (-0.29%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryHousehold Durables
Performance
% Chg-0.29%
1 Week-5.81%
2 Weeks-5.76%
1 Month-5.6%
3 Month-16.37%
6 Month-35.48%
12 Month-27.33%
2 Year18.23%
3 Year48.54%
5 Year54.87%
10 Year246.62%
15 Year253.8%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.57
ATR(20)%2.99%
ATR Inc6.86%
Range Today1.09
ADR(20)1.38
ADR(20)%2.69%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS18.36
Mansfield-2.9
10 Day High58.08
10 Day Low50.35
20 Day High58.08
20 Day Low50.35
52 Week High89.7
52 Week Low48.9
CS1 End50.89
CR1 Start51.57
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.73%
DER(5)0.78%
Volume1.47M
Volume Incr-30.99%
Vol(5)820.16K
Vol(50)1.50M