UNITED STATES LIME & MINERAL (USLM) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:USLM - Nasdaq - US9119221029 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 7 out of 10 to USLM. USLM has been one of the better performers in the overall market. Some doubts were observed in the medium time frame, but recent action was again very positive.
The long term trend is still neutral, but the short term trend is positive, so the stock is getting more and more appreciated by traders and investors.
USLM is one of the better performing stocks in the Construction Materials industry, it outperforms 83% of 13 stocks in the same industry.
In the last month USLM has a been trading in the 94.77 - 113.40 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
Looking at the yearly performance, USLM did better than 87% of all other stocks. However, this overall performance is mostly based on the strong move around 10 months ago.
USLM is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so USLM is lagging the market.
Prices have been rising strongly lately, it may be a good idea to wait for a consolidation or pullback before considering an entry.
Although USLM has an excellent technical rating, the quality of the presented setup is not ideal 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
96.16
113.27
When analyzing the support we can see 3 important areas.
- Support @111.11 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 99.02 to 99.81. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @97.13 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for USLM is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for USLM is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 87.76 | POSITIVE | USLM has a high relative strength, it outperformed 87.76% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of USLM is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of USLM is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of USLM is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 61.93 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for USLM is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.18 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests USLM has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 73.09 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for USLM is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.72 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for USLM suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 16.82 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for USLM 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)
112.15
+5.82 (+5.47%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryConstruction Materials
Performance
% Chg5.47%
1 Week13.26%
2 Weeks4.34%
1 Month9.69%
3 Month13.29%
6 Month5.01%
12 Month54.33%
2 Year158.91%
3 Year445.53%
5 Year508.65%
10 Year1038.81%
15 Year1365.63%
Volatility
ATR(14)4.89
ATR(20)%3.72%
ATR Inc28.44%
Range Today5.78
ADR(20)3.97
ADR(20)%3.54%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS87.76
Mansfield-0.26
10 Day High113.4
10 Day Low94.77
20 Day High113.4
20 Day Low94.77
52 Week High159.53
52 Week Low72
CS1 End111.11
CR1 StartN/A
Volume & EV
DER(3)2.82%
DER(5)3.03%
Volume116.60K
Volume Incr-6.77%
Vol(5)128.84K
Vol(50)171.61K