KOHLS CORP (KSS) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:KSS - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US5002551043 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 1 out of 10 to KSS. KSS 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 neutral, while the long term trend is still negative. We need to see a little more continued positive action to make this really interesting.
91% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than KSS.
KSS is part of the Broadline Retail industry. There are 30 other stocks in this industry, of which 86% are performing better than KSS.
KSS is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so KSS is lagging the market.
KSS has an average volume of 11360200 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
In the last month KSS has a been trading in the 7.47 - 9.96 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, KSS 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
8.04
9.49
When analyzing the resistance we notice 3 important areas.
- Resistance @8.76 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @9.18 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @9.40 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 KSS is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for KSS is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 9.16 | NEGATIVE | KSS has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 90.84% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of KSS is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of KSS is above a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of KSS is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 48.82 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for KSS is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests KSS has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 41.51 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for KSS is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 7.41 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for KSS suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 33.84 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for KSS 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)
8.12
-0.6 (-6.88%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryBroadline Retail
Performance
% Chg-6.88%
1 Week-7.2%
2 Weeks-0.12%
1 Month-2.99%
3 Month0.74%
6 Month-43.41%
12 Month-62.37%
2 Year-64.77%
3 Year-77.25%
5 Year-60.91%
10 Year-87.03%
15 Year-82.91%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.64
ATR(20)%7.41%
ATR Inc-21.98%
Range Today0.52
ADR(20)0.55
ADR(20)%6.8%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS9.16
Mansfield-4.75
10 Day High9.65
10 Day Low7.92
20 Day High9.96
20 Day Low7.47
52 Week High24.83
52 Week Low6.04
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start8.76
Volume & EV
DER(3)-6.96%
DER(5)-3.61%
Volume7.93M
Volume Incr-22.84%
Vol(5)8.07M
Vol(50)11.36M