BALCHEM CORP (BCPC) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:BCPC - Nasdaq - US0576652004 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 1 out of 10 to BCPC. BCPC 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 BCPC has a been trading in the 152.60 - 167.47 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range where prices have been consolidating recently, this may present a good entry opportunity, but some resistance may be present above.
When comparing the performance of all stocks over the past year, BCPC turns out to be only a medium performer in the overall market: it outperformed 50% of all stocks.
BCPC is an average performer in the Chemicals industry, it outperforms 60% of 84 stocks in the same industry.
BCPC is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so BCPC is lagging the market.
BCPC has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is very little resistance above the current price. There is a support zone below the current price at 160.90, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
148.93
185.25
We found 3 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 159.93 to 160.90. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 154.21 to 156.08. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @150.43 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice one important area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 180.78 to 183.42. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS50.87
Mansfield-0.96
10 Day High163.23
10 Day Low156.48
20 Day High167.47
20 Day Low152.6
52 Week High186.03
52 Week Low137.69
Performance
1 Week-1.23%
2 Weeks3.01%
1 Month-3.55%
3 Month-6.08%
6 Month-6.09%
12 Month12.5%
2 Year23.27%
3 Year9.59%
5 Year49.07%
10 Year204%
15 Year730.48%
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)0.86
RSI(14)44.52
LBB154.13
UBB164.68
BALCHEM CORP
NASDAQ:BCPC (1/28/2025, 4:30:00 PM)
After market: 161.03 0 (0%)161.03
+0.14 (+0.09%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryChemicals
Performance
% Chg0.09%
1 Week-1.23%
2 Weeks3.01%
1 Month-3.55%
3 Month-6.08%
6 Month-6.09%
12 Month12.5%
2 Year23.27%
3 Year9.59%
5 Year49.07%
10 Year204%
15 Year730.48%
Volatility
ATR(14)2.82
ATR(20)%1.89%
ATR Inc-27.87%
Range Today1.12
ADR(20)2.89
ADR(20)%1.8%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS50.87
Mansfield-0.96
10 Day High163.23
10 Day Low156.48
20 Day High167.47
20 Day Low152.6
52 Week High186.03
52 Week Low137.69
CS1 End160.9
CR1 Start180.78
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.7%
DER(5)-0.37%
Volume62.21K
Volume Incr-8.52%
Vol(5)123.84K
Vol(50)124.90K