Kansas City Southern (KSU) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:KSU - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - Common Stock
Taking everything into account, KSU scores 7 out of 10 in our technical rating. This is due to a consistent overall performance, although we see some doubts in the very recent evolution. In the medium time frame things are still looking good.
In the last month KSU has a been trading in the 286.02 - 312.50 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Looking at the yearly performance, KSU did better than 86% of all other stocks. We also observe that the gains produced by KSU over the past year are nicely spread over this period.
KSU is one of the better performing stocks in the Ground Transportation industry, it outperforms 92% of 39 stocks in the same industry.
KSU is currently trading in the upper part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index is also trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so KSU is performing more or less in line with the market.
KSU has an average volume of 1758680 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The long term trend is positive and the short term trend is negative. It is probably better to wait until this picture becomes clearer.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
KSU has an excellent technical rating and also presents a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a support zone below the current price at 292.21, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
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We found 5 important support areas.
- Support @292.21 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 279.75 to 282.52. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @273.45 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 261.04 to 266.32. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @256.40 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 2 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 293.99 to 299.11. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 309.01 to 313.46. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
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 | UP | POSITIVE | The long term trend for KSU is up. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for KSU is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 86.54 | POSITIVE | KSU has a high relative strength, it outperformed 86.54% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of KSU is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | MIXED | The current price of KSU is below the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of KSU is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 44.05 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for KSU is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.29 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests KSU has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 51.56 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for KSU is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.9 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for KSU suggests low volalility. |
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)
293.59
-5.05 (-1.69%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGround Transportation
Performance
% Chg-1.69%
1 Week-0.9%
2 Weeks-0.88%
1 Month-5.58%
3 Month5.81%
6 Month4.24%
12 Month48.56%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)6.03
ATR(20)%1.9%
ATR Inc31.46%
Range Today7.97
ADR(20)N/A
ADR(20)%N/A
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS86.54
Mansfield-0.04
10 Day High302.6
10 Day Low286.02
20 Day High312.5
20 Day Low286.02
52 Week High315.39
52 Week Low194.32
CS1 End292.21
CR1 Start293.99
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.58%
DER(5)-0.23%
Volume40.68M
Volume Incr1109.25%
Vol(5)10.78M
Vol(50)1.76M