MCAFEE CORP - CLASS A (MCFE) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:MCFE - Nasdaq - Common Stock
Overall MCFE gets a technical rating of 8 out of 10. Both in the recent history as in the last year, MCFE has proven to be a steady performer, scoring decent points in every aspect analyzed.
Both the short term and long term trends are positive. This is a very positive sign.
MCFE is one of the better performing stocks in the Software industry, it outperforms 76% of 283 stocks in the same industry.
MCFE has an average volume of 2080540 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
Looking at the yearly performance, MCFE did better than 88% of all other stocks. However, this overall performance is mostly based on the strong move around 10 months ago.
MCFE is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so MCFE is lagging the market slightly.
In the last month MCFE has a been trading in a tight range between 25.63 and 26.01.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
MCFE has an excellent technical rating, but the quality of the setup is only medium 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
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26.27
We found 2 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 25.55 to 25.98. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Support @24.29 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice one important area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 26.01 to 26.01. 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 MCFE is up. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for MCFE is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 88.47 | POSITIVE | MCFE has a high relative strength, it outperformed 88.47% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of MCFE is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of MCFE is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of MCFE is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 69.96 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for MCFE is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.01 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests MCFE has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 93.17 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests MCFE may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 0.37 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for MCFE 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)
25.99
-0.01 (-0.04%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustrySoftware
Performance
% Chg-0.04%
1 Week0.7%
2 Weeks0.74%
1 Month1.37%
3 Month1.25%
6 Month-6.24%
12 Month22.65%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.07
ATR(20)%0.37%
ATR Inc-60.48%
Range Today0.02
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
CRS88.47
Mansfield0.32
10 Day High26.01
10 Day Low25.76
20 Day High26.01
20 Day Low25.63
52 Week High32.83
52 Week Low20.46
CS1 End25.98
CR1 Start26.01
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.75%
DER(5)-1.99%
Volume9.59M
Volume Incr146.59%
Vol(5)3.62M
Vol(50)2.08M