STEPAN CO (SCL) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:SCL - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US8585861003 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall SCL gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. SCL 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.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, SCL is a bad performer in the overall market: 89% of all stocks are doing better.
SCL is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Chemicals industry. 69% of 85 stocks in the same industry do better.
SCL is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new highs.
In the last month SCL has a been trading in the 47.94 - 60.85 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Prices have been falling strongly lately, it is better to avoid new long positions here.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days. In combination with the strong move down this is a bad signal.
The technical rating of SCL 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
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82.39
3 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 55.52 to 57.80. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @58.88 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @81.57 from a trend line in the weekly 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 SCL is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for SCL is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 11.48 | NEGATIVE | SCL has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 88.52% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of SCL is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of SCL is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of SCL is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 35.01 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for SCL is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.87 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests SCL has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 21.06 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for SCL is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.36 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for SCL suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 25.37 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for SCL suggests a strong 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)
50.72
+0.89 (+1.79%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryChemicals
Performance
% Chg1.79%
1 Week-8.18%
2 Weeks-11.3%
1 Month-14.31%
3 Month-5.9%
6 Month-17.21%
12 Month-29.35%
2 Year-41.88%
3 Year-51.34%
5 Year-56.01%
10 Year12.64%
15 Year82.94%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.77
ATR(20)%3.36%
ATR Inc-48.24%
Range Today1.19
ADR(20)1.52
ADR(20)%2.99%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS11.48
Mansfield-2.57
10 Day High58.23
10 Day Low47.94
20 Day High60.85
20 Day Low47.94
52 Week High82.08
52 Week Low44.23
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start55.52
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.73%
DER(5)1.24%
Volume148.10K
Volume Incr126.46%
Vol(5)192.90K
Vol(50)107.68K