KINDERCARE LEARNING COS INC (KLC) Stock Technical Analysis
USA - NYSE:KLC - US49456W1053 - Common Stock
6.95 USD
-0.29 (-4.01%)
7.08 USD
+0.13 (+1.87%)
Overall KLC gets a technical rating of 1 out of 10. KLC scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, KLC is a bad performer in the overall market: 100% of all stocks are doing better.
KLC is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Diversified Consumer Services industry. 83% of 74 stocks in the same industry do better.
In the last month KLC has a been trading in the 6.82 - 7.77 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Although the technical rating is bad, KLC does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is very little resistance above the current price.
More info and screens
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8.08
When analyzing the resistance we notice 3 important areas.
- Resistance @7.09 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @7.67 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @8.00 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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for KLC is down. |
| 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) | UP | MIXED | The current price of KLC is below the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of KLC is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of KLC is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 36.75 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for KLC is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.06 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests KLC has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 32.53 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for KLC is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 4.77 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for KLC suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 34.31 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for KLC 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)
6.95
-0.29 (-4.01%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryDiversified Consumer Services
Performance
% Chg-4.01%
1 Week-6.96%
2 Weeks-6.96%
1 Month2.36%
3 Month-26.69%
6 Month-49.49%
12 MonthN/A
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.32
ATR(20)%4.77%
ATR Inc-12.7%
Range Today0.36
ADR(20)0.32
ADR(20)%4.58%
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 High7.68
10 Day Low6.93
20 Day High7.77
20 Day Low6.82
52 Week HighN/A
52 Week LowN/A
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start7.09
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.68%
DER(5)1.92%
Volume1.42M
Volume Incr-13.18%
Vol(5)868.14K
Vol(50)863.50K