STEPAN CO (SCL) Stock Technical Analysis
USA - NYSE:SCL - US8585861003 - Common Stock
47.99 USD
-0.02 (-0.04%)
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.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
93% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than SCL.
SCL is part of the Chemicals industry. There are 83 other stocks in this industry, of which 75% are performing better than SCL.
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 47.50 - 52.03 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
SCL has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is a support zone below the current price at 47.37, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
46.50
59.47
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 46.97 to 47.37. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
4 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 48.27 to 49.36. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 50.92 to 51.90. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 56.69 to 57.20. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @58.88 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 SCL is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for SCL is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 7.61 | NEGATIVE | SCL has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 92.39% 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) | 41.86 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for SCL is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.06 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests SCL has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 37.06 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for SCL is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.01 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for SCL suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 13.68 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for SCL 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)
NYSE:SCL (9/23/2025, 1:44:44 PM)
47.99
-0.02 (-0.04%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryChemicals
Performance
% Chg-0.04%
1 Week-1.34%
2 Weeks-4.04%
1 Month-7.48%
3 Month-13.35%
6 Month-13.23%
12 Month-38.61%
2 Year-35.96%
3 Year-48.75%
5 Year-55.95%
10 Year15.38%
15 Year62.44%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.41
ATR(20)%3.01%
ATR Inc-3.08%
Range Today1.08
ADR(20)1.4
ADR(20)%2.91%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS7.61
Mansfield-2.84
10 Day High50.77
10 Day Low47.5
20 Day High52.03
20 Day Low47.5
52 Week High82.08
52 Week Low44.23
CS1 End47.37
CR1 Start48.27
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.33%
DER(5)1.98%
Volume46.25K
Volume Incr7.09%
Vol(5)210.01K
Vol(50)154.97K