KINDERCARE LEARNING COS INC (KLC) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:KLC - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US49456W1053 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 0 out of 10 to KLC. KLC'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 long term trend is still negative, but the short term trend is neutral. It is advised to wait a little bit longer to see how this turns out.
100% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than KLC.
KLC is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Diversified Consumer Services industry. 88% of 72 stocks in the same industry do better.
In the last month KLC has a been trading in the 11.31 - 13.88 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
KLC has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 13.19. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. Another positive sign is the recent Pocket Pivot signal.
- A Pocket Pivot is a price/volume accumulation pattern. A Pocket Pivot occurs when price moves up with volume higher than the maximum down volume registered in the previous 10 days.
More info and screens
10.79
17.70
When analyzing the support we can see 2 important areas.
- Support @11.60 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 10.90 to 11.00. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We can see 2 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 13.19 to 13.54. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @17.52 from a trend line in the daily 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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for KLC is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for KLC is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 0 | NEGATIVE | KLC has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 100% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of KLC is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of KLC is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 47.65 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for KLC is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.03 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests KLC has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 43.5 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for KLC is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 4.45 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for KLC suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 16.49 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for KLC 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)
12.27
-0.33 (-2.62%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryDiversified Consumer Services
Performance
% Chg-2.62%
1 Week3.63%
2 Weeks0.16%
1 Month-1.52%
3 Month-36.95%
6 Month-48.42%
12 MonthN/A
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.56
ATR(20)%4.45%
ATR Inc-30.59%
Range Today0.43
ADR(20)0.51
ADR(20)%4.19%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS0
Mansfield-30
10 Day High12.78
10 Day Low11.31
20 Day High13.88
20 Day Low11.31
52 Week HighN/A
52 Week LowN/A
CS1 End11.6
CR1 Start13.19
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.99%
DER(5)-1.07%
Volume1.21M
Volume Incr26.14%
Vol(5)748.28K
Vol(50)823.37K