KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC (KRO) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:KRO - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US50105F1057 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 0 out of 10 to KRO. KRO'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 neutral, while the long term trend is still negative. We need to see a little more continued positive action to make this really interesting.
93% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than KRO.
KRO is part of the Chemicals industry. There are 85 other stocks in this industry, of which 80% are performing better than KRO.
KRO 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 KRO has a been trading in the 5.86 - 6.79 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, KRO does present a nice setup opportunity. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. We notice that large players showed an interest for KRO in the last couple of days, which is a good sign.
- Behavior of large players is measured by the Effective Volume indicator. This indicator inspects the 1 minute timeframe looking for high volume transactions.
More info and screens
6.37
8.05
We can see 4 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 6.47 to 6.55. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 6.67 to 6.72. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @7.35 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @7.97 from a horizontal 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 KRO is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for KRO is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 7.75 | NEGATIVE | KRO has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 92.25% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of KRO is above a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of KRO is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of KRO is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 48.36 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for KRO is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.05 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests KRO has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 65.18 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for KRO is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.69 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for KRO suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 11.21 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for KRO 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)
6.43
-0.04 (-0.62%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryChemicals
Performance
% Chg-0.62%
1 Week1.58%
2 Weeks2.55%
1 Month-0.31%
3 Month-6.54%
6 Month-32.53%
12 Month-42.18%
2 Year-31.23%
3 Year-63.4%
5 Year-42.79%
10 Year-34.65%
15 Year-72.42%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.24
ATR(20)%3.69%
ATR Inc-24.46%
Range Today0.16
ADR(20)0.23
ADR(20)%3.55%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS7.75
Mansfield-3.59
10 Day High6.79
10 Day Low6.08
20 Day High6.79
20 Day Low5.86
52 Week High12.98
52 Week Low5.86
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start6.47
Volume & EV
DER(3)2.4%
DER(5)3.25%
Volume153.14K
Volume Incr-27.72%
Vol(5)188.57K
Vol(50)236.45K