The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is a momentum oscillator that measures the speed and change of price movements. The RSI is most typically used on a 14-day period, measured on a scale from 0 to 100. Traditionally, an asset is considered overbought or overvalued when the RSI is above 70 and oversold or undervalued when it is below 30.
The industry rank for 1st Century Bancshrs's 14-Day RSI or its related term are showing as below:
FCTY's 14-Day RSI is not ranked *
in the Banks industry.
Industry Median: 52.65 * Ranked among companies with meaningful 14-Day RSI only.
Competitive Comparison of 1st Century Bancshrs's 14-Day RSI
For the Banks - Regional subindustry, 1st Century Bancshrs's 14-Day RSI, along with its competitors' market caps and 14-Day RSI data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
1st Century Bancshrs's 14-Day RSI Distribution in the Banks Industry
For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, 1st Century Bancshrs's 14-Day RSI distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where 1st Century Bancshrs's 14-Day RSI falls into.
1st Century Bancshrs (NAS:FCTY) 14-Day RSI Calculation
The formula for calculating RSI is:
RSI
=
100
–
[ 100
/
( 1 + Average Gain
/
Average Loss )]
* Note that the formula uses a positive value for the average loss.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
1st Century Bancshrs (NAS:FCTY) 14-Day RSI Explanation
The Relative Strength Index (RSI), developed by J. Welles Wilder in his book “New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems.”, is a momentum oscillator that measures the speed and change of price movements. The RSI is most typically used on a 14-day period, measured on a scale from 0 to 100.
Traditionally, an asset is considered overbought or overvalued when the RSI is above 70 and oversold or undervalued when it is below 30. A RSI surpasses the 30 level indicates a bullish sign, when it slides below 70 level, it’s a bearish sign. This level can be adjusted depending on the security’s pattern and the market’s underlying trend. In an uptrend or bullish market, the RSI might range within a higher interval, investors could set the support level higher. If a downtrend or bearish market occurs, investors may need to lower the resistance level.
RSI can also be used in trading techniques to indicate the trading signal, such as Divergences and Swing Rejections.
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1st Century Bancshrs (1st Century Bancshrs) Business Description
1st Century Bancshrs Inc is a Delaware corporation. The Company operates as a bank holding company for 1st Century Bank, N.A., a National Association (the Bank). The Bank is a full service commercial bank. The bank's main focus is relationship banking to family and closely held middle market businesses, professional service firms, and high net worth individuals, real estate investors and entrepreneurs. The Bank also provides various banking services to meet the financial needs of the local residential community, with an orientation mainly directed toward owners and employees of its business client base. The Bank's product offerings includes: Loans and Deposits. Loans consist of business and personal lines of credit and term loans; tenant improvement and equipment financing; bridge and/or specific purpose loans; commercial, industrial and multi-family real estate lending; personal home equity loans and lines of credit; and credit cards for business and personal use. Deposits consist of business checking, money market and certificates of deposit; personal checking, money market and certificates of deposits; Attorney-Client trust accounts; trust accounts; cash management and on-line banking; and Debit cards. The general market area it serves is defined as La Cienega Boulevard to the east, the Santa Monica Mountains to the north, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Los Angeles International Airport to the south. The Bank competes with other banks and financial institutions to attract deposits. The Bank faces competition from established local and regional banks and savings and loan institutions. The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to significant regulation and restrictions by Federal and State laws and regulatory agencies. The Bank is subject to both the regulation of and periodic examinations by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which is the Bank's primary federal regulatory agency.
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