PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORP (PCTY) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:PCTY - Nasdaq - US70438V1061 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 4 out of 10 to PCTY. In the past year, PCTY was only an average performing stock in the market. The medium term picture is unclear, although we see some positive events in recent action.
The long term trend is still neutral, but the short term trend is positive, so the stock is getting more and more appreciated by traders and investors.
PCTY is part of the Professional Services industry. There are 82 other stocks in this industry. PCTY outperforms 76% of them.
In the last month PCTY has a been trading in the 165.28 - 196.61 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
Looking at the yearly performance, PCTY did better than 78% of all other stocks. However, this overall performance is mostly based on the strong move around 7 months ago.
PCTY is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. This is in line with the S&P500 Index, which is also trading in the middle of its range.
PCTY has only a medium technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is a support zone below the current price at 191.50, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. Another positive sign is the recent Pocket Pivot signal.
- A Pocket Pivot is a price/volume accumulation pattern. A Pocket Pivot occurs when price moves up with volume higher than the maximum down volume registered in the previous 10 days.
More info and screens
170.80
220.05
3 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 185.03 to 191.50. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Support @179.18 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 172.53 to 174.87. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice one important area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 213.79 to 217.87. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS78.65
Mansfield1.17
10 Day High196.61
10 Day Low176.07
20 Day High196.61
20 Day Low165.28
52 Week High223.8
52 Week Low129.94
Performance
1 Week3%
2 Weeks5.67%
1 Month2.02%
3 Month-5.53%
6 Month1.25%
12 Month15.83%
2 Year12.39%
3 Year11.04%
5 Year49.35%
10 Year479.93%
15 YearN/A
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)
Technical Indicators
MACD(12,26,9)1.61
RSI(14)58.14
LBB179.34
UBB195.53
194.16
+2.06 (+1.07%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryProfessional Services
Performance
% Chg1.07%
1 Week3%
2 Weeks5.67%
1 Month2.02%
3 Month-5.53%
6 Month1.25%
12 Month15.83%
2 Year12.39%
3 Year11.04%
5 Year49.35%
10 Year479.93%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)6.08
ATR(20)%4.18%
ATR Inc-20.94%
Range Today5.1
ADR(20)7.43
ADR(20)%3.83%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS78.65
Mansfield1.17
10 Day High196.61
10 Day Low176.07
20 Day High196.61
20 Day Low165.28
52 Week High223.8
52 Week Low129.94
CS1 End191.5
CR1 Start213.79
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.6%
DER(5)2.15%
Volume544.40K
Volume Incr-1.42%
Vol(5)406.34K
Vol(50)407.67K