PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORP (PCTY) Stock Technical Analysis
USA - NASDAQ:PCTY - US70438V1061 - Common Stock
150.84 USD
-0.87 (-0.57%)
We assign a technical rating of 0 out of 10 to PCTY. PCTY scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
85% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than PCTY.
PCTY 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 PCTY has a been trading in the 150.00 - 169.56 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
PCTY is part of the Professional Services industry. There are 82 other stocks in this industry, PCTY did better than 54% of them.
PCTY has a poor technical rating and the quality of the setup is also 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
148.98
198.12
We found 1 important support area.
- A support zone ranging from 150.48 to 150.48. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 6 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 157.35 to 159.58. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 166.76 to 169.62. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @174.10 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @177.23 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 183.21 to 185.20. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @196.16 from a horizontal 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 PCTY is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for PCTY is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 15.86 | NEGATIVE | PCTY has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 84.14% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of PCTY is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of PCTY is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of PCTY is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 30.28 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for PCTY is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.4 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests PCTY has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 5.76 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests PCTY may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.44 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for PCTY suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 36.75 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for PCTY suggests a strong 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)
NASDAQ:PCTY (10/14/2025, 12:14:16 PM)
150.84
-0.87 (-0.57%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryProfessional Services
Performance
% Chg-0.57%
1 Week-3.01%
2 Weeks-6.73%
1 Month-9.19%
3 Month-18.6%
6 Month-17.54%
12 Month-11.84%
2 Year-15.43%
3 Year-34.55%
5 Year-18.22%
10 Year351.92%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)3.6
ATR(20)%2.44%
ATR Inc-30.67%
Range Today1.94
ADR(20)3.68
ADR(20)%2.44%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS15.86
Mansfield-2.71
10 Day High162.35
10 Day Low150
20 Day High169.56
20 Day Low150
52 Week High223.8
52 Week Low150
CS1 End150.48
CR1 Start157.35
Volume & EV
DER(3)2.34%
DER(5)2.85%
Volume196.26K
Volume Incr-17%
Vol(5)516.52K
Vol(50)586.25K