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PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP (PCP) Stock Technical Analysis

NYSE:PCP - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. -

234.95  +0.1 (+0.04%)

After market: 234.99 +0.04 (+0.02%)

Technical Rating and Analysis

7

Overall PCP gets a technical rating of 7 out of 10. This is due to a decent performance in both the short and medium term time frames. Compared to the overall market, PCP is only an average performer.

The long and short term trends are both positive. This is looking good!
PCP is currently making a new 52 week high. This is a strong signal. The S&P500 Index however is also trading near new highs, which makes the performance in line with the market.
PCP has an average volume of 1099040 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that PCP is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 70% of all stocks. However, this overall performance is mostly based on the strong move around 4 months ago.
In the last month PCP has a been trading in a tight range between 230.87 and 234.99.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
Weekly and Daily overview Charts
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP / PCP Weekly stock chart
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP / PCP Daily stock chart
Setup Rating and Analysis

3

Although PCP has an excellent technical rating, it does not present a decent entry opportunity 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.

Support and Resistance Analysis

227.71

237.31

When analyzing the support we notice one important area.

  • A support zone ranging from 230.01 to 232.89. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.

We found 1 important resistance area.

  • A resistance zone ranging from 234.96 to 234.96. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
Technical Indicator Signal Analysis

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.

IndicatorValueSignalComment
ChartMill Long Term Trend IndicatorUPPOSITIVEThe long term trend for PCP is up.
ChartMill Short Term Trend IndicatorUPPOSITIVEThe short term trend for PCP is up.
ChartMill Relative Strength70.22POSITIVEPCP has a high relative strength, it outperformed 70.22% off all stocks on the market.
Simple Moving Average/SMA (20)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of PCP is above the rising SMA(20).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (50)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of PCP is above the rising SMA(50).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (200)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of PCP is above the rising SMA(200).
Relative Strength Index/RSI (14)72.71OVERBOUGHTThe high RSI value suggests PCP may be overbought.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9)0.34POSITIVEThe MACD value suggests PCP has a positive trend.
Stochastics (14,3)98.76OVERBOUGHTThe high Stochastics value suggests PCP may be overbought.
Average True Range in percent/ATR (20)0.33LOW VOLATILITYThe low ATR as a percentage value for PCP suggests low volalility.
Chart- and CandleStick Pattern Analysis
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)
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP / PCP Daily stock chart

PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP

NYSE:PCP (1/29/2016, 8:39:53 PM)

After market: 234.99 +0.04 (+0.02%)

234.95

+0.1 (+0.04%)

Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg0.04%
1 Week1.5%
2 Weeks1.18%
1 Month1.29%
3 Month1.79%
6 Month20.54%
12 Month17.42%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.85
ATR(20)%0.33%
ATR Inc-87.58%
Range Today0.12
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
CRS70.22
Mansfield1.39
10 Day High234.99
10 Day Low230.87
20 Day High234.99
20 Day Low230.87
52 Week High234.99
52 Week Low187
CS1 End232.89
CR1 Start234.96
Volume & EV
DER(3)5.33%
DER(5)4.41%
Volume5.80M
Volume Incr148.67%
Vol(5)2.59M
Vol(50)1.10M