VULCAN MATERIALS CO (VMC) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:VMC - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US9291601097 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 8 out of 10 to VMC. Although VMC is only a medium performer in the overall market, the technical picture looks good in both the medium and short term time frames.
The long and short term trends are both positive. This is looking good!
VMC 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 VMC is lagging the market slightly.
In the last month VMC has a been trading in the 255.33 - 287.74 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
VMC has an average volume of 1005590 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
When compared to the yearly performance of all other stocks, VMC outperforms 67% of them, which is more or less in line with the market.
VMC is an average performer in the Construction Materials industry, it outperforms 41% of 13 stocks in the same industry.
Although VMC has an excellent technical rating, it does not offer a high quality setup 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
227.04
288.20
When analyzing the support we can see 3 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 267.19 to 272.58. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 254.63 to 255.93. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @229.33 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 | UP | POSITIVE | The long term trend for VMC is up. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for VMC is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 67.19 | NEUTRAL | VMC is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of VMC is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of VMC is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of VMC is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 70.2 | OVERBOUGHT | The high RSI value suggests VMC may be overbought. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 1.33 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests VMC has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 87.08 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests VMC may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.98 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for VMC suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 13.87 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for VMC 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)
NYSE:VMC (8/11/2025, 2:35:11 PM)
285.35
-1.17 (-0.41%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryConstruction Materials
Performance
% Chg-0.41%
1 Week4.21%
2 Weeks4.25%
1 Month6.51%
3 Month6.26%
6 Month4.98%
12 Month17.26%
2 Year31.28%
3 Year72.09%
5 Year138.77%
10 Year206.05%
15 Year679.43%
Volatility
ATR(14)5.68
ATR(20)%1.98%
ATR Inc32.75%
Range Today2.98
ADR(20)5.53
ADR(20)%1.94%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS67.19
Mansfield0.13
10 Day High287.74
10 Day Low263.17
20 Day High287.74
20 Day Low255.33
52 Week High298.31
52 Week Low215.08
CS1 End272.58
CR1 StartN/A
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.05%
DER(5)1.33%
Volume458.65K
Volume Incr-10.59%
Vol(5)920.78K
Vol(50)1.01M