ISHARES PREFERRED & INCOME S (PFF) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:PFF - Nasdaq - US4642886877 - ETF - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 0 out of 10 to PFF. PFF's overall performance in the market is below average. Also recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
The short term trend is neutral, while the long term trend is still negative. We need to see a little more continued positive action to make this really interesting.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, PFF is a bad performer in the overall market: 65% of all stocks are doing better.
PFF has an average volume of 4258150 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
PFF is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so PFF is lagging the market slightly.
In the last month PFF has a been trading in a tight range between 29.86 and 30.64.
PFF has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately.
More info and screens
28.15
33.86
When analyzing the support we can see 3 important areas.
- Support @29.94 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 29.00 to 29.10. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @28.43 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
4 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 30.21 to 30.68. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 31.23 to 31.51. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @32.51 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 33.49 to 33.52. 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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for PFF is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for PFF is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 35.08 | NEUTRAL | PFF is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of PFF is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of PFF is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of PFF is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 48.47 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for PFF is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.01 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests PFF has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 42.04 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for PFF is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 0.79 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for PFF suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 14.68 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for PFF 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)
NASDAQ:PFF (5/29/2025, 11:58:08 AM)
30.19
+0.04 (+0.13%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg0.13%
1 Week-1.05%
2 Weeks-0.9%
1 Month-0.63%
3 Month-5.34%
6 Month-8.5%
12 Month-5.04%
2 Year-1.02%
3 Year-13.24%
5 Year-14.2%
10 Year-24.15%
15 Year-17.67%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.24
ATR(20)%0.79%
ATR Inc14.25%
Range Today0.1
ADR(20)0.22
ADR(20)%0.72%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS35.08
Mansfield-0.78
10 Day High30.65
10 Day Low29.86
20 Day High30.65
20 Day Low29.86
52 Week High33.59
52 Week Low28.7
CS1 End29.94
CR1 Start30.21
Volume & EV
DER(3)2.34%
DER(5)2.01%
Volume1.05M
Volume Incr20.77%
Vol(5)3.80M
Vol(50)4.26M