YUM CHINA HOLDINGS INC (YUMC) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:YUMC - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US98850P1093 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 1 out of 10 to YUMC. YUMC 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.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
In the last month YUMC has a been trading in the 41.91 - 47.05 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
YUMC has an average volume of 3240080 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that YUMC is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 74% of all stocks. However, this overall performance is mostly based on the strong move around 7 months ago.
YUMC is part of the Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure industry. There are 134 other stocks in this industry, YUMC did better than 66% of them.
YUMC 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 YUMC is lagging the market slightly.
YUMC 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.
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51.98
When analyzing the support we can see 2 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 42.30 to 42.62. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 41.36 to 41.36. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
5 important resistance areas can be observed.
- Resistance @42.97 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 44.22 to 44.45. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 45.37 to 45.46. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 46.81 to 46.97. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 51.01 to 51.47. 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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for YUMC is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for YUMC is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 74.19 | POSITIVE | YUMC has a high relative strength, it outperformed 74.19% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of YUMC is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of YUMC is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | MIXED | The current price of YUMC is below the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 39.94 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for YUMC is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.1 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests YUMC has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 7.55 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests YUMC may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.87 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for YUMC suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 15.79 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for YUMC 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)
42.62
+0.1 (+0.24%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryHotels, Restaurants & Leisure
Performance
% Chg0.24%
1 Week-3.6%
2 Weeks-3.51%
1 Month-6.45%
3 Month-8.72%
6 Month-9.45%
12 Month19.25%
2 Year-24.51%
3 Year-6.25%
5 Year-8.03%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)1.15
ATR(20)%2.87%
ATR Inc-30.53%
Range Today1.05
ADR(20)1.04
ADR(20)%2.45%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS74.19
Mansfield-0.06
10 Day High47
10 Day Low41.92
20 Day High47.05
20 Day Low41.92
52 Week High53.99
52 Week Low28.5
CS1 End42.62
CR1 Start42.97
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.63%
DER(5)3.24%
Volume2.77M
Volume Incr-4.61%
Vol(5)2.63M
Vol(50)3.24M