Is Cheesecake Factory, Inc. technically bullish or bearish?

As of 31 October 2025, the technical trend for Cheesecake Factory, Inc. has changed from mildly bullish to sideways. The current stance is bearish, with key indicators such as the MACD showing bearish signals on both the weekly and monthly time frames, and Bollinger Bands indicating a bearish trend. Moving averages on the daily chart are mildly bullish, but this is overshadowed by the overall bearish sentiment from the weekly and monthly KST and Dow Theory readings.
In terms of performance, the stock has underperformed relative to the S&P 500 across multiple periods, with a 1-week return of -14.59% compared to the S&P 500's 0.71%, and a 1-month return of -13.96% versus 1.92%. Over the longer term, the stock's returns are significantly lower than the benchmark, particularly over 3 years (43.48% vs. 76.66%) and 5 years (54.78% vs. 109.18%).