SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT) Stock Technical Analysis
USA - NYSE:SXT - US81725T1007 - Common Stock
95.65 USD
-0.05 (-0.05%)
We assign a technical rating of 1 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.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
SXT is currently showing a bear flag pattern! A bear flag pattern occurs when prices pull back slightly after a strong move down. This may present a good short opportunity.
SXT is one of the better performing stocks in the Chemicals industry, it outperforms 78% of 83 stocks in the same industry.
When comparing the performance of all stocks over the past year, SXT turns out to be only a medium performer in the overall market: it outperformed 53% of all stocks.
SXT is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so SXT is lagging the market.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
Although the technical rating is bad, SXT does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 95.78. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 94.75, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
72.49
97.78
We found 3 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 94.21 to 94.75. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 91.53 to 92.65. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @73.22 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice one important area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 95.78 to 96.81. 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 | 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 | 53.46 | NEUTRAL | SXT is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of SXT is above a declining 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) | 44.76 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for SXT is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.95 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests SXT has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 85.68 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests SXT may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.67 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for SXT suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 42.24 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for SXT suggests a strong 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)
NYSE:SXT (10/23/2025, 10:31:34 AM)
95.65
-0.05 (-0.05%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryChemicals
Performance
% Chg-0.05%
1 Week0.9%
2 Weeks2.27%
1 Month-3.47%
3 Month-15.53%
6 Month5.18%
12 Month23.4%
2 Year69.62%
3 Year33.92%
5 Year46.26%
10 Year46.62%
15 Year196.19%
Volatility
ATR(14)2.44
ATR(20)%2.67%
ATR Inc-35.68%
Range Today0
ADR(20)2.55
ADR(20)%2.67%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS53.46
3 months CRS12.83
6 months CRS39.76
Mansfield-0.22
10 Day High97.66
10 Day Low91.39
20 Day High99.51
20 Day Low88.95
52 Week High121.54
52 Week Low66.15
CS1 End94.75
CR1 Start95.78
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.85%
DER(5)0.34%
Volume9
Volume Incr-42.04%
Vol(5)287.58K
Vol(50)503.45K