ALCON INC (ALC.S) Stock Technical Analysis
SWX:ALC - SIX Swiss Exchange - CH0432492467 - Common Stock - Currency: CHF
Overall ALC gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. 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.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, ALC is a bad performer in the overall market: 86% of all stocks are doing better.
ALC is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new highs.
In the last month ALC has a been trading in a tight range between 68.47 and 71.74.
Although the technical rating is bad, ALC does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a support zone below the current price at 68.93, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
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67.93
85.59
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 68.62 to 70.63. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
3 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 70.90 to 72.19. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 81.58 to 83.00. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- 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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for ALC.S is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 14.19 | NEGATIVE | ALC.S has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 85.81% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of ALC.S is above 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) | 42 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for ALC.S is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.1 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests ALC.S has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 32.73 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for ALC.S is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.78 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for ALC.S suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 18.61 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for ALC.S 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)
SWX:ALC (7/16/2025, 3:17:38 PM)
70.64
+1.7 (+2.47%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg2.47%
1 Week-0.38%
2 Weeks-2.49%
1 Month-1.6%
3 Month-8.54%
6 Month-10.7%
12 Month-13.78%
2 Year-6.89%
3 Year-7.39%
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)1.2
ATR(20)%1.78%
ATR Inc-15.12%
Range Today2.28
ADR(20)1.13
ADR(20)%1.6%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS14.19
Mansfield-1.8
10 Day High71.26
10 Day Low68.47
20 Day High71.74
20 Day Low68.47
52 Week High86.5
52 Week Low67.38
CS1 End68.93
CR1 Start69.26
Volume & EV
DER(3)-4.42%
DER(5)2.07%
Volume476.74K
Volume Incr16.87%
Vol(5)442.87K
Vol(50)418.93K