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PPL CORP

New York Stock Exchange, Inc. / Utilities / Electric Utilities

Technical Rating and Analysis

10

Taking everything into account, PPL scores 10 out of 10 in our technical rating. Both in the recent history as in the last year, PPL has proven to be a steady performer, scoring decent points in every aspect analyzed.

Both the short term and long term trends are positive. This is a very positive sign.
Looking at the yearly performance, PPL did better than 84% of all other stocks. We also observe that the gains produced by PPL over the past year are nicely spread over this period.
PPL is part of the Electric Utilities industry. There are 46 other stocks in this industry. PPL outperforms 84% of them.
PPL is currently trading near its 52 week high, which is a good sign. The S&P500 Index however is also trading near new highs, which makes the performance in line with the market.
PPL has an average volume of 5070990 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
In the last month PPL has a been trading in a tight range between 31.30 and 33.02.
Weekly and Daily overview Charts
PPL Weekly chart
PPL Daily chart
Setup Rating and Analysis

10

PPL has an excellent technical rating and also presents a decent setup pattern. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 32.61. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 32.47, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for PPL in the last couple of days, which is a good sign. Very recently a Pocket Pivot signal was observed. This is another positive sign.

  • Behavior of large players is measured by the Effective Volume indicator. This indicator inspects the 1 minute timeframe looking for high volume transactions.
  • 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.
Support and Resistance Analysis

26.31

33.18

3 important support areas can be observed.

  • A support zone ranging from 31.78 to 32.47. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
  • A support zone ranging from 28.63 to 28.94. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
  • Support @26.58 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.

We found 1 important resistance area.

  • A resistance zone ranging from 32.61 to 32.85. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
Statistics, Performance, Trends, Indicators, Chart- and CandleStick Patterns
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS84.75
Mansfield0.38
10 Day High33.02
10 Day Low31.63
20 Day High33.02
20 Day Low31.3
52 Week High33.02
52 Week Low22.2
Performance
1 Week2.55%
2 Weeks2%
1 Month2.64%
3 Month17.9%
6 Month18.42%
12 Month38.37%
2 Year28.6%
3 Year16.93%
5 Year3.52%
10 Year-0.73%
15 Year7.45%
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)
Technical Indicators
MACD(12,26,9)-0.04
RSI(14)59.97
LBB31.75
UBB32.99
Example Setup

Important!: this is just an example which is fully automatically generated based on the analysis above and should in no way be interpreted as a suggestion. Always make your own analysis and determine your own entry and exit points.

ENTRYEXITDISTANCECAPITAL
32.8631.771.09 (3.32%)25.00%
An entry @32.86. This is a Buy Stop order right above the resistance zone.An exit @31.77. This is a Stop Loss order right below the support zone.The trade has a worst case loss of 1.09 points, which is 3.32%.For a 0.83% total portfolio risk, you can invest 25.00% of your capital in this trade.

  • The generated setup is based on the nearest support and resistance areas. If you are looking for a more long term trade, probably a wider stop is advisable.
  • This trade setup was generated fully automatically and should not be interpreted as trading advice. Always check the related news for upcoming earnings or other events. Make your own analysis and trade at your own responsibility.