P G & E CORP (PCG) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:PCG - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US69331C1080 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 2 out of 10 to PCG. PCG has been an average performer in the overall market. Also recent evolutions are not that positive: both the medium and short term time frames give negative signs.
PCG is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Electric Utilities industry. 75% of 46 stocks in the same industry do better.
PCG 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 PCG is lagging the market.
In the last month PCG has a been trading in the 16.59 - 17.95 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Prices have been consolidating recently, but much resistance may still be present above.
PCG has an average volume of 15710200 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The long term trend is neutral, but the short term trend is negative. Better to stay away from this!
When comparing the performance of all stocks over the past year, PCG turns out to be only a medium performer in the overall market: it outperformed 42% of all stocks.
Although the technical rating is bad, PCG does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately.
More info and screens
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4 important support areas can be observed.
- Support @16.84 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Support @16.32 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Support @15.91 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 15.16 to 15.51. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
2 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 17.08 to 17.32. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 17.61 to 17.87. 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for PCG is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for PCG is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 42.05 | NEUTRAL | PCG is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | MIXED | The current price of PCG is below the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of PCG is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of PCG is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 48.5 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for PCG is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.05 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests PCG has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 24.53 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for PCG is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for PCG suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 15.1 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for PCG suggests a weak or negative 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)
17.07
+0.17 (+1.01%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorUtilities
GICS IndustryElectric Utilities
Performance
% Chg1.01%
1 Week-1.9%
2 Weeks0.23%
1 Month3.33%
3 Month4.47%
6 Month-21.08%
12 Month-7.93%
2 Year0.77%
3 Year39.92%
5 Year43.93%
10 Year-68.08%
15 Year-58.87%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.34
ATR(20)%2%
ATR Inc-0.64%
Range Today0.34
ADR(20)0.32
ADR(20)%1.9%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS42.05
Mansfield-0.98
10 Day High17.95
10 Day Low16.75
20 Day High17.95
20 Day Low16.59
52 Week High21.72
52 Week Low14.99
CS1 End16.84
CR1 Start17.08
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.85%
DER(5)-1.22%
Volume8.97M
Volume Incr6.47%
Vol(5)13.75M
Vol(50)15.71M