SM ENERGY CO (SM) Stock Technical Analysis
USA - NYSE:SM - US78454L1008 - Common Stock
21.79 USD
-0.32 (-1.45%)
21.5 USD
-0.29 (-1.33%)
Taking everything into account, SM scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. SM'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.
94% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than SM.
SM is part of the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry. There are 211 other stocks in this industry, of which 88% are performing better than SM.
SM 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 SM has a been trading in the 21.25 - 28.52 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.
SM has an average volume of 2132700 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The technical rating of SM 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
21.57
36.80
We can see 4 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 25.50 to 25.63. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 26.21 to 26.21. 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 28.16 to 28.86. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @36.44 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 SM is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for SM is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 6.74 | NEGATIVE | SM has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 93.26% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of SM is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of SM is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of SM is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 30.62 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for SM is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.37 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests SM has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 5.29 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests SM may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 5.5 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for SM suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 17.44 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for SM 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)
21.79
-0.32 (-1.45%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorEnergy
GICS IndustryOil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
Performance
% Chg-1.45%
1 Week-10.44%
2 Weeks-12%
1 Month-20.36%
3 Month-15.84%
6 Month-5.38%
12 Month-49.15%
2 Year-45.96%
3 Year-51.56%
5 Year1253.42%
10 Year-34.66%
15 Year-47.72%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.14
ATR(20)%5.5%
ATR Inc-12.27%
Range Today1.19
ADR(20)1.11
ADR(20)%5.09%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS6.74
Mansfield-3.64
10 Day High26.41
10 Day Low21.25
20 Day High28.52
20 Day Low21.25
52 Week High46.42
52 Week Low19.67
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start25.5
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.73%
DER(5)-0.36%
Volume3.17M
Volume Incr26.91%
Vol(5)3.02M
Vol(50)2.13M