Is Stellus Capital Investment Corp. technically bullish or bearish?

As of 10 September 2025, the technical trend for Stellus Capital Investment Corp. has changed from bullish to mildly bullish. The current stance is mildly bullish, supported by daily moving averages indicating mild bullishness, while the KST shows bullish signals on both weekly and monthly time frames. However, the MACD and Dow Theory indicate a mildly bearish stance on the weekly and monthly levels. The Bollinger Bands are sideways weekly but mildly bullish monthly, suggesting some indecision in the short term.
In terms of performance, the stock has underperformed the S&P 500 across multiple periods, with a year-to-date return of 2.47% compared to the S&P 500's 12.22%, and a one-year return of 2.55% versus 17.14%. Over three years, the stock has returned 6.74% compared to the S&P 500's 70.41%, and over five years, it has returned 62.63% against 96.61% for the benchmark.