KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC (KRO) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:KRO - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US50105F1057 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall KRO gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. KRO scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
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, KRO is a bad performer in the overall market: 96% of all stocks are doing better.
KRO is part of the Chemicals industry. There are 85 other stocks in this industry, of which 85% 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 5.11 - 6.79 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
The technical rating of KRO 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
5.37
6.21
We can see 2 important resistance areas.
- Resistance @5.90 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @6.15 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 KRO is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for KRO is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 4.93 | NEGATIVE | KRO has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 95.07% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of KRO is below 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) | 35.28 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for KRO is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.07 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests KRO has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 23.93 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for KRO is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 4.46 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for KRO suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 28.06 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for KRO 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)
5.42
-0.08 (-1.45%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryChemicals
Performance
% Chg-1.45%
1 Week-5.41%
2 Weeks-13.97%
1 Month-18.62%
3 Month-25.55%
6 Month-42.65%
12 Month-48.67%
2 Year-35.48%
3 Year-57.92%
5 Year-56.61%
10 Year-26.86%
15 Year-82.21%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.25
ATR(20)%4.46%
ATR Inc-15.96%
Range Today0.25
ADR(20)0.23
ADR(20)%4.31%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS4.93
Mansfield-4.42
10 Day High6.28
10 Day Low5.11
20 Day High6.79
20 Day Low5.11
52 Week High12.98
52 Week Low5.11
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start5.9
Volume & EV
DER(3)-4.01%
DER(5)-3.91%
Volume211.70K
Volume Incr51.31%
Vol(5)335.04K
Vol(50)251.63K