SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL (SYF) Stock Technical Analysis
USA • New York Stock Exchange • NYSE:SYF • US87165B1035
Overall SYF gets a technical rating of 1 out of 10. SYF 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.
- SYF 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.
- SYF is part of the Consumer Finance industry. There are 54 other stocks in this industry. SYF outperforms 71% of them.
- SYF is currently trading in the upper part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near a new high, so SYF is lagging the market slightly.
- SYF has an average volume of 4003430 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
- The long term trend is neutral, but the short term trend is negative. Better to stay away from this!
- When comparing the performance of all stocks over the past year, SYF turns out to be only a medium performer in the overall market: it outperformed 57% of all stocks.
Although the technical rating is bad, SYF does present a nice setup opportunity. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is a support zone below the current price at 72.63, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
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When analyzing the support we can see 5 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 74.00 to 75.22. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 72.36 to 72.63. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 68.02 to 68.56. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- Support @46.74 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @44.99 from a horizontal 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for SYF is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for SYF is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 57.54 | NEUTRAL | SYF is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of SYF is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of SYF is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of SYF is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 39.4 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for SYF is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.23 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests SYF has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 25.17 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for SYF is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.73 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for SYF suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 32.74 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for SYF suggests a strong trend. |
NYSE:SYF (2/6/2026, 3:42:06 PM)
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+1.68 (+2.28%)
SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL / SYF FAQ
What is the technical rating for SYF stock?
ChartMill assigns a technical rating of 1 / 10 to SYF.
What is the trend direction for SYF stock?
The current trend direction for SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL (SYF) is Bearish.
Can you provide the RSI signal for SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL?
SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL (SYF) has an RSI value of 39.4012. This indicates that the stock is currently neutral.
What is the short term momentum for SYF stock?
The short term momentum for SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL (SYF) is negative.