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FIRST TRUST CALIFORNIA MUNIC (FCAL) Stock Technical Analysis

NASDAQ:FCAL - Nasdaq - US33739P8639 - ETF - Currency: USD

48.21  +0.07 (+0.15%)

Technical Rating and Analysis

1

Taking everything into account, FCAL scores 1 out of 10 in our technical rating. FCAL 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.

The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
Warning: FCAL has an average volume of 18078 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
In the last month FCAL has a been trading in the 46.44 - 49.57 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 compared to the yearly performance of all other stocks, FCAL outperforms 53% of them, which is more or less in line with the market.
FCAL is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. This is in line with the S&P500 Index, which is also trading in the middle of its range.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.

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FIRST TRUST CALIFORNIA MUNIC / FCAL Daily stock chart
Setup Rating and Analysis

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FCAL 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 a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 48.83. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 48.16, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for FCAL in the last couple of days, which is a good sign.

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

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Support and Resistance Analysis

46.70

51.03

When analyzing the support we notice one important area.

  • A support zone ranging from 47.17 to 48.16. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.

We found 1 important resistance area.

  • A resistance zone ranging from 48.83 to 50.52. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.

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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
CRS53.12
Mansfield-0.03
10 Day High48.58
10 Day Low46.44
20 Day High49.57
20 Day Low46.44
52 Week High50.54
52 Week Low46.44
Performance
1 Week0.27%
2 Weeks1.32%
1 Month-0.97%
3 Month-1.77%
6 Month-2.7%
12 Month-1.61%
2 Year-1.99%
3 Year-1.71%
5 Year-2.76%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A

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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)

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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)0.05
RSI(14)48.49
LBB47.17
UBB48.56

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FIRST TRUST CALIFORNIA MUNIC / FCAL Daily stock chart

FIRST TRUST CALIFORNIA MUNIC

NASDAQ:FCAL (4/25/2025, 8:04:50 PM)

48.21

+0.07 (+0.15%)

Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg0.15%
1 Week0.27%
2 Weeks1.32%
1 Month-0.97%
3 Month-1.77%
6 Month-2.7%
12 Month-1.61%
2 Year-1.99%
3 Year-1.71%
5 Year-2.76%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)1.02
ATR(20)%1.81%
ATR Inc-30.8%
Range Today0.52
ADR(20)0.84
ADR(20)%1.74%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS53.12
Mansfield-0.03
10 Day High48.58
10 Day Low46.44
20 Day High49.57
20 Day Low46.44
52 Week High50.54
52 Week Low46.44
CS1 End48.16
CR1 Start48.83
Volume & EV
DER(3)8.27%
DER(5)5.63%
Volume12.40K
Volume Incr15.98%
Vol(5)24.68K
Vol(50)18.08K