PLUM CREEK TIMBER CO INC (PCL) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:PCL - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US7292511083
We assign a technical rating of 0 out of 10 to PCL. PCL 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.
88% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than PCL.
PCL 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 PCL is lagging the market.
In the last month PCL has a been trading in the 35.20 - 41.65 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
PCL has an average volume of 1572090 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
PCL has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately.
More info and screens
36.17
45.16
2 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 40.96 to 41.39. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @44.71 from a trend 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 PCL is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for PCL is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 12.75 | NEGATIVE | PCL has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 87.25% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of PCL is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of PCL is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of PCL is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 36.42 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for PCL is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.15 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests PCL has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 39.38 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for PCL is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.87 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for PCL suggests some 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)
36.54
-1.53 (-4.02%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg-4.02%
1 Week3.37%
2 Weeks-10.75%
1 Month-8.38%
3 Month-27.51%
6 Month-10.38%
12 Month-15.28%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)1.53
ATR(20)%3.87%
ATR Inc-2.13%
Range Today1.64
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
CRS12.75
Mansfield-0.79
10 Day High41.15
10 Day Low35.2
20 Day High41.65
20 Day Low35.2
52 Week High51.63
52 Week Low35.2
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start40.96
Volume & EV
DER(3)-2.28%
DER(5)-0.77%
Volume15.79M
Volume Incr248.07%
Vol(5)4.70M
Vol(50)1.57M