PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO (POR) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:POR - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US7365088472 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, POR scores 1 out of 10 in our technical rating. POR scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
86% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than POR.
POR is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Electric Utilities industry. 86% of 47 stocks in the same industry do better.
POR 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.
POR has an average volume of 1106780 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
In the last month POR has a been trading in a tight range between 39.55 and 41.59.
Although the technical rating is bad, POR does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a support zone below the current price at 40.19, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
39.30
45.70
We found 1 important support area.
- A support zone ranging from 39.70 to 40.19. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 3 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 40.56 to 42.31. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @43.71 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 44.89 to 45.25. 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 POR is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for POR is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 14.63 | NEGATIVE | POR has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 85.37% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | MIXED | The current price of POR is below the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of POR is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of POR is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 42.99 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for POR is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.01 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests POR has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 36.22 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for POR is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.72 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for POR suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 12.41 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for POR 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)
40.21
-0.51 (-1.25%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorUtilities
GICS IndustryElectric Utilities
Performance
% Chg-1.25%
1 Week-3.04%
2 Weeks-1.28%
1 Month0.25%
3 Month-6.66%
6 Month-3.85%
12 Month-13.25%
2 Year-15.65%
3 Year-21.68%
5 Year-8.88%
10 Year11.66%
15 Year110.52%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.69
ATR(20)%1.72%
ATR Inc-2.7%
Range Today0.82
ADR(20)0.65
ADR(20)%1.62%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS14.63
Mansfield-1.65
10 Day High41.59
10 Day Low40.05
20 Day High41.59
20 Day Low39.55
52 Week High49.85
52 Week Low39.55
CS1 End40.19
CR1 Start40.56
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.32%
DER(5)-1.46%
Volume2.08M
Volume Incr-10.86%
Vol(5)1.18M
Vol(50)1.11M