CHILDREN'S PLACE INC/THE (PLCE) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:PLCE - US1689051076 - Common Stock
5.024 USD
-0.18 (-3.38%)
Overall PLCE gets a technical rating of 3 out of 10. Recently some decent action could be observed, but in the medium term time frame this is still negative. PLCE was also a bad performer in the overall market in the last year.
85% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than PLCE.
PLCE is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Specialty Retail industry. 65% of 123 stocks in the same industry do better.
PLCE 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 PLCE has a been trading in the 4.19 - 5.22 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
The long term trend is still negative, but the short term trend is positive, so the stock is getting more and more appreciated by traders and investors.
Prices have been rising strongly lately, it may be a good idea to wait for a consolidation or pullback before considering an entry.
The technical rating of PLCE is bad and it also does not present a quality setup 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
4.28
6.82
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- Support @4.32 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
3 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 5.19 to 5.27. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 5.45 to 5.47. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @6.75 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 PLCE is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for PLCE is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 15.71 | NEGATIVE | PLCE has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 84.29% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of PLCE is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of PLCE is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of PLCE is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 60.79 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for PLCE is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.1 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests PLCE has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 87.55 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests PLCE may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 5.63 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for PLCE suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 15.27 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for PLCE 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:PLCE (9/3/2025, 11:32:03 AM)
5.024
-0.18 (-3.38%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustrySpecialty Retail
Performance
% Chg-3.38%
1 Week15.81%
2 Weeks18.72%
1 Month14.04%
3 Month-24.2%
6 Month-34.51%
12 Month2.36%
2 Year-80.76%
3 Year-83.17%
5 Year-81.66%
10 Year-90.98%
15 Year-89.34%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.31
ATR(20)%5.63%
ATR Inc47.82%
Range Today0.38
ADR(20)0.29
ADR(20)%5.7%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS15.71
Mansfield-4.63
10 Day High5.22
10 Day Low4.19
20 Day High5.22
20 Day Low4.19
52 Week High19.74
52 Week Low3.66
CS1 End4.32
CR1 Start5.21
Volume & EV
DER(3)5.36%
DER(5)3.77%
Volume236.63K
Volume Incr40.33%
Vol(5)612.16K
Vol(50)669.62K