MOLYCORP INC DEL (MCP) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:MCP - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US6087531090
Taking everything into account, MCP scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. MCP scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
93% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than MCP.
MCP 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 MCP has a been trading in the 0.31 - 0.62 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Prices have been falling strongly lately, it is better to avoid new long positions here.
MCP has an average volume of 9062100 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
MCP has a poor technical rating and the quality of the setup is also not perfect 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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When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- Support @0.36 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
We can see 3 important resistance areas.
- Resistance @0.36 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @0.39 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 0.41 to 0.41. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages 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 MCP is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for MCP is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 7.54 | NEGATIVE | MCP has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 92.46% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of MCP is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of MCP is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of MCP is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 37.04 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for MCP is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests MCP has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 29.07 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for MCP is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 16.67 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for MCP suggests high 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)
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-0.02 (-5.26%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg-5.26%
1 Week-18.18%
2 Weeks-14.29%
1 Month-40.98%
3 Month12.5%
6 Month-53.25%
12 Month-85.71%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.05
ATR(20)%16.67%
ATR Inc-30.86%
Range Today0.04
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
CRS7.54
Mansfield-6.76
10 Day High0.52
10 Day Low0.34
20 Day High0.62
20 Day Low0.31
52 Week High2.63
52 Week Low0.28
CS1 End0.36
CR1 Start0.36
Volume & EV
DER(3)-6.71%
DER(5)-3.32%
Volume5.11M
Volume Incr-20.61%
Vol(5)5.14M
Vol(50)9.06M