SERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL (SCI) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:SCI - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US8175651046 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 5 out of 10 to SCI. SCI has been a medium performer in the overall market. Some doubts are observed in the medium time frame, but recent action was very positive.
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.
In the last month SCI has a been trading in the 75.74 - 80.43 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range where prices have been consolidating recently, this may present a good entry opportunity, but some resistance may be present above.
SCI has an average volume of 1264610 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
When compared to the yearly performance of all other stocks, SCI outperforms 56% of them, which is more or less in line with the market.
SCI is part of the Diversified Consumer Services industry. There are 72 other stocks in this industry, SCI did better than 57% of them.
SCI 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 SCI is lagging the market slightly.
SCI has only a medium technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a support zone below the current price at 78.22, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
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81.14
3 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 77.26 to 78.22. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 75.12 to 75.99. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 73.39 to 73.58. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
We found 1 important resistance area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 78.92 to 80.34. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for SCI is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for SCI is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 56.22 | NEUTRAL | SCI is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of SCI is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of SCI is above a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | MIXED | The current price of SCI is below the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 51.35 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for SCI is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.17 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests SCI has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 74.32 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for SCI is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.6 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for SCI suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 12.35 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for SCI 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)
78.48
-1.67 (-2.08%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryDiversified Consumer Services
Performance
% Chg-2.08%
1 Week-0.96%
2 Weeks0.62%
1 Month1.99%
3 Month-0.09%
6 Month-8.6%
12 Month8.32%
2 Year21.5%
3 Year13.54%
5 Year101.8%
10 Year166.67%
15 Year960.54%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.2
ATR(20)%1.6%
ATR Inc25.9%
Range Today1.29
ADR(20)1.2
ADR(20)%1.53%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS56.22
Mansfield-0.39
10 Day High80.43
10 Day Low76.52
20 Day High80.43
20 Day Low75.74
52 Week High89.37
52 Week Low68.84
CS1 End78.22
CR1 Start78.92
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.37%
DER(5)1.39%
Volume1.07M
Volume Incr-13.77%
Vol(5)928.28K
Vol(50)1.26M