VULCAN MATERIALS CO (VMC) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:VMC - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US9291601097 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall VMC gets a technical rating of 2 out of 10. VMC 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.
In the last month VMC has a been trading in the 253.91 - 272.90 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
VMC has an average volume of 1043250 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The short term trend is negative, the long term trend is neutral. Not much exciting going on here.
When compared to the yearly performance of all other stocks, VMC outperforms 65% of them, which is more or less in line with the market.
VMC is part of the Construction Materials industry. There are 12 other stocks in this industry, VMC did better than 63% of them.
VMC is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so VMC is lagging the market slightly.
VMC has a poor technical rating and the quality of the setup is also not perfect 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
218.68
280.32
2 important support areas can be observed.
- Support @226.65 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 220.89 to 220.89. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 2 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 258.75 to 264.03. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 272.40 to 277.54. 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for VMC is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for VMC is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 65.98 | NEUTRAL | VMC is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of VMC is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | MIXED | The current price of VMC is below the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | MIXED | The current price of VMC is below the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 39.66 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for VMC is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -1.52 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests VMC has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 9.2 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests VMC may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.82 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for VMC suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 17.67 | 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)
255.94
-2.2 (-0.85%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryConstruction Materials
Performance
% Chg-0.85%
1 Week-3.61%
2 Weeks-3.66%
1 Month-5.4%
3 Month9.34%
6 Month-2.73%
12 Month3.28%
2 Year13.53%
3 Year80.11%
5 Year120.92%
10 Year204.95%
15 Year483.94%
Volatility
ATR(14)4.46
ATR(20)%1.82%
ATR Inc17.38%
Range Today5.9
ADR(20)4.44
ADR(20)%1.73%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS65.98
Mansfield-0.39
10 Day High267.81
10 Day Low253.91
20 Day High272.9
20 Day Low253.91
52 Week High298.31
52 Week Low215.08
CS1 End226.65
CR1 Start258.75
Volume & EV
DER(3)1%
DER(5)0.18%
Volume1.95M
Volume Incr-6.82%
Vol(5)971.02K
Vol(50)1.04M