STEPAN CO (SCL) Stock Technical Analysis
USA - NYSE:SCL - US8585861003 - Common Stock
46.23 USD
-0.87 (-1.85%)
46.23 USD
0 (0%)
Overall SCL gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. SCL's overall performance in the market is below average. Also recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
92% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than SCL.
SCL is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Chemicals industry. 73% of 83 stocks in the same industry do better.
SCL 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 SCL has a been trading in the 46.22 - 50.11 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Although the technical rating is bad, SCL does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately.
More info and screens
45.77
59.47
We can see 6 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 47.54 to 47.73. 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 48.83 to 49.67. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @50.68 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @51.90 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 56.31 to 56.69. 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 | 8.32 | NEGATIVE | SCL has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 91.68% 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) | 38.9 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for SCL is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.07 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests SCL has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 13.4 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests SCL may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.68 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for SCL suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 11.78 | 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)
46.23
-0.87 (-1.85%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryChemicals
Performance
% Chg-1.85%
1 Week-3.95%
2 Weeks-5.25%
1 Month-7.35%
3 Month-17.86%
6 Month-2.43%
12 Month-38.78%
2 Year-38.2%
3 Year-55.74%
5 Year-60.3%
10 Year-12.66%
15 Year37.1%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.21
ATR(20)%2.68%
ATR Inc-2.55%
Range Today0.81
ADR(20)1.2
ADR(20)%2.6%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS8.32
Mansfield-2.8
10 Day High50.09
10 Day Low46.22
20 Day High50.11
20 Day Low46.22
52 Week High82.08
52 Week Low44.23
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start47.54
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.74%
DER(5)0.2%
Volume135.40K
Volume Incr-13.34%
Vol(5)129.50K
Vol(50)160.02K