AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC (A) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:A - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US00846U1016 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 1 out of 10 to A. A's overall performance in the market is below average. Also recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
78% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than A.
A is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so A is lagging the market.
In the last month A has a been trading in the 110.75 - 126.44 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
A has an average volume of 2009810 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The long and short term trends are both neutral. This gives a pretty neutral overall picture!
A is part of the Life Sciences Tools & Services industry. There are 55 other stocks in this industry, A did better than 53% of them.
A has a poor technical rating and the quality of the setup is also only medium at the moment. Price movement has been a little bit too volatile to find a nice entry and exit point. It is probably a good idea to wait for a consolidation first.
More info and screens
98.30
155.77
We found 2 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 102.48 to 102.77. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the weekly time frame.
- Support @99.29 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 5 important areas.
- Resistance @113.68 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 116.67 to 120.25. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 123.10 to 124.17. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @148.06 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @154.23 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
The Technical Rating and Setup analysis above combine different indicators and trends in different timeframes. Individual signals from indicators may give more contradictive signals and should always be interpreted in the more global context.
| Indicator | Value | Signal | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChartMill Long Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for A is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for A is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 22.89 | NEGATIVE | A has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 77.11% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of A is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of A is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of A is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 41.76 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for A is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.46 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests A has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 37.77 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for A is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 3.18 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for A suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 15.85 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for A suggests a weak or negative trend. |
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)
113.5
-1.31 (-1.14%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryLife Sciences Tools & Services
Performance
% Chg-1.14%
1 Week-5.56%
2 Weeks-0.43%
1 Month-6.49%
3 Month4.48%
6 Month-25.09%
12 Month-18.37%
2 Year-6.25%
3 Year-11.5%
5 Year13.03%
10 Year212.59%
15 Year320.84%
Volatility
ATR(14)3.59
ATR(20)%3.18%
ATR Inc7.71%
Range Today3.13
ADR(20)3.36
ADR(20)%2.96%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS22.89
Mansfield-1.72
10 Day High122.75
10 Day Low110.75
20 Day High126.44
20 Day Low110.75
52 Week High153.84
52 Week Low96.43
CS1 End102.77
CR1 Start113.68
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.98%
DER(5)1.46%
Volume1.89M
Volume Incr-12.66%
Vol(5)1.62M
Vol(50)2.01M