SLM CORP - SLM 5.99942 PERP (SLMBP) Stock Technical Analysis
USA - NASDAQ:SLMBP - US78442P5026
75.06 USD
+0.06 (+0.08%)
Taking everything into account, SLMBP scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. SLMBP scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, SLMBP is a bad performer in the overall market: 63% of all stocks are doing better.
SLMBP is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Consumer Finance industry. 64% of 55 stocks in the same industry do better.
Warning: SLMBP has an average volume of 6590 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
The long term trend is neutral, but the short term trend is negative. Better to stay away from this!
SLMBP is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so SLMBP is lagging the market.
In the last month SLMBP has a been trading in a tight range between 74.73 and 76.81.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
Although the technical rating is bad, SLMBP does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a support zone below the current price at 74.20, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
69.25
80.41
We found 3 important support areas.
- Strong support @74.20 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Support @71.35 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @69.95 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
2 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 75.24 to 77.23. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 79.00 to 79.61. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
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 SLMBP is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for SLMBP is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 37.96 | NEUTRAL | SLMBP is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of SLMBP is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of SLMBP is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of SLMBP is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 43.3 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for SLMBP is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.09 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests SLMBP has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 21.32 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for SLMBP is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 0.83 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for SLMBP suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 19.95 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for SLMBP 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)
NASDAQ:SLMBP (10/7/2025, 8:00:02 PM)
75.06
+0.06 (+0.08%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryConsumer Finance
Performance
% Chg0.08%
1 Week-1.68%
2 Weeks-0.88%
1 Month-0.36%
3 Month-0.79%
6 Month7.13%
12 Month1.23%
2 Year13.74%
3 Year30%
5 Year64.32%
10 Year59.7%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.63
ATR(20)%0.83%
ATR Inc-10.09%
Range Today0.38
ADR(20)0.51
ADR(20)%0.68%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS37.96
Mansfield-1.05
10 Day High76.34
10 Day Low74.73
20 Day High76.81
20 Day Low74.73
52 Week High83.15
52 Week Low65.5
CS1 End74.2
CR1 Start75.24
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.92%
DER(5)-1.15%
Volume1.60K
Volume Incr-73%
Vol(5)2.70K
Vol(50)6.59K