USA - NYSE:SXT - US81725T1007 - Common Stock
We assign a technical rating of 2 out of 10 to SXT. SXT has been an average performer in the overall market. Also recent evolutions are not that positive: both the medium and short term time frames give negative signs.
Although the technical rating is bad, SXT does present a nice setup opportunity. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 96.73. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 95.52, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
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We found 3 important support areas.
We found 1 important resistance area.
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 SXT is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for SXT is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 54.24 | NEUTRAL | SXT is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of SXT is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of SXT is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of SXT is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 48.19 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for SXT is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.92 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests SXT has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 76.66 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for SXT is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.53 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for SXT suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 39.41 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for SXT suggests a strong trend. |
96.72
+0.55 (+0.57%)
ChartMill assigns a technical rating of 2 / 10 to SXT.
The current trend direction for SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT) is Bearish.
SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT) has an RSI value of 48.1855. This indicates that the stock is currently neutral.
The buy/sell signal for SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT) is sell as both the short term and long term trends are negative.
SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT) has a support level at 95.52 and a resistance level at 96.73. Check the full technical report for our detailed analysis of SXT support and resistance levels.