UNITED PARCEL SERVICE-CL B (UPS) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:UPS - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US9113121068 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall UPS gets a technical rating of 2 out of 10. Recently some decent action could be observed, but in the medium term time frame this is still negative. UPS was also a bad performer in the overall market in the last year.
The long term trend is still negative, but the short term trend is neutral. It is advised to wait a little bit longer to see how this turns out.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, UPS is a bad performer in the overall market: 84% of all stocks are doing better.
UPS is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Air Freight & Logistics industry. 61% of 22 stocks in the same industry do better.
UPS is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new highs.
In the last month UPS has a been trading in the 98.27 - 106.46 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Prices have been consolidating recently, but much resistance may still be present above.
UPS has an average volume of 5024630 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
Although the technical rating is bad, UPS 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 100.44, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. Another positive sign is the recent Pocket Pivot signal.
- A Pocket Pivot is a price/volume accumulation pattern. A Pocket Pivot occurs when price moves up with volume higher than the maximum down volume registered in the previous 10 days.
More info and screens
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3 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 98.98 to 100.44. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 94.20 to 95.37. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @91.92 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
3 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 101.22 to 101.84. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 104.13 to 105.54. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @119.62 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 UPS is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for UPS is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 16.63 | NEGATIVE | UPS has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 83.37% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | MIXED | The current price of UPS is below the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of UPS is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of UPS is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 52.25 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for UPS is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.32 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests UPS has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 18.11 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests UPS may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.97 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for UPS suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 11.65 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for UPS 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)
101.14
+2.24 (+2.26%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryAir Freight & Logistics
Performance
% Chg2.26%
1 Week1.62%
2 Weeks-1.21%
1 Month0.74%
3 Month3.3%
6 Month-23.97%
12 Month-21.49%
2 Year-45.95%
3 Year-48.1%
5 Year-29.15%
10 Year-1.19%
15 Year55.6%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.91
ATR(20)%1.97%
ATR Inc-24.78%
Range Today2.22
ADR(20)1.9
ADR(20)%1.88%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS16.63
Mansfield-2.06
10 Day High104.49
10 Day Low98.27
20 Day High106.46
20 Day Low98.27
52 Week High145.01
52 Week Low90.55
CS1 End100.44
CR1 Start101.22
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.14%
DER(5)-0.9%
Volume5.75M
Volume Incr-9.98%
Vol(5)4.56M
Vol(50)5.02M