ALCON INC (ALC.S) Stock Technical Analysis
SWX:ALC - SIX Swiss Exchange - CH0432492467 - Common Stock - Currency: CHF
We assign a technical rating of 0 out of 10 to ALC. ALC'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.
The long term trend is still negative, but the short term trend is neutral. It is advised to wait a little bit longer to see how this turns out.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, ALC is a bad performer in the overall market: 87% of all stocks are doing better.
ALC is currently making a new 52 week low. This is a very bad signal. Certainly because the S&P500 Index is trading near new highs.
In the last month ALC has a been trading in the 62.80 - 74.30 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Prices have been falling strongly lately, it is better to avoid new long positions here.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days. In combination with the strong move down this is a bad signal.
The technical rating of ALC is bad and it also does not present a quality setup at the moment. Prices have been extended to the downside lately. For a nice entry it is better to wait for a consolidation.
More info and screens
63.24
85.59
When analyzing the resistance we notice 3 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 69.07 to 73.48. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @83.00 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @84.74 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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for ALC.S is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for ALC.S is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 13.33 | NEGATIVE | ALC.S has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 86.67% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of ALC.S is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of ALC.S is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of ALC.S is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 31.69 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for ALC.S is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.5 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests ALC.S has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 34.4 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for ALC.S is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.84 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for ALC.S suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 20.69 | NEUTRAL | The ADX value for ALC.S suggests a possible start of a new 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)
SWX:ALC (8/21/2025, 5:32:30 PM)
63.88
-1.68 (-2.56%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg-2.56%
1 Week-8.01%
2 Weeks-6.99%
1 Month-11.25%
3 Month-9.88%
6 Month-21.31%
12 Month-21.87%
2 Year-13.35%
3 Year-1.02%
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)2.01
ATR(20)%2.84%
ATR Inc314.84%
Range Today2.16
ADR(20)1.44
ADR(20)%2.26%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS13.33
Mansfield-2.36
10 Day High72.88
10 Day Low62.8
20 Day High74.3
20 Day Low62.8
52 Week High86.5
52 Week Low62.8
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start69.07
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.53%
DER(5)6.56%
Volume1.52M
Volume Incr158.38%
Vol(5)1.09M
Vol(50)482.21K