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.
The long term trend is still negative, but the short term trend is neutral. It is advised to wait a little bit longer to see how this turns out.
86% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than SCL.
SCL is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so SCL is lagging the market.
In the last month SCL has a been trading in the 52.11 - 58.24 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
SCL is an average performer in the Chemicals industry, it outperforms 41% of 85 stocks in the same industry.
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
52.36
83.90
3 important resistance areas can be observed.
- Resistance @53.52 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 54.66 to 56.47. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @83.07 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for SCL is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 14.49 | NEGATIVE | SCL has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 85.51% 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 | MIXED | The current price of SCL is above 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) | 45.84 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for SCL is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.22 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests SCL has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 19.36 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests SCL may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.03 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for SCL suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 24.84 | NEUTRAL | The ADX value for SCL suggests a possible start of a new 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)
52.89
-1.4 (-2.58%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryChemicals
Performance
% Chg-2.58%
1 Week-2.83%
2 Weeks-5.67%
1 Month-3.52%
3 Month-10.08%
6 Month-29.4%
12 Month-37.16%
2 Year-44.65%
3 Year-47.81%
5 Year-45.53%
10 Year-2.25%
15 Year54.58%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.44
ATR(20)%3.03%
ATR Inc-7.39%
Range Today1.45
ADR(20)1.4
ADR(20)%2.65%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS14.49
Mansfield-2.55
10 Day High56.85
10 Day Low52.87
20 Day High58.24
20 Day Low52.11
52 Week High94.77
52 Week Low44.23
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start53.52
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.69%
DER(5)-1.37%
Volume148.00K
Volume Incr-0.5%
Vol(5)150.84K
Vol(50)151.82K