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ALCON INC (ALC) Stock Technical Analysis

NYSE:ALC - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - CH0432492467 - Common Stock - Currency: USD

87.35  +0.39 (+0.45%)

After market: 87.35 0 (0%)

Technical Rating and Analysis

1

Overall ALC gets a technical rating of 1 out of 10. ALC scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.

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: 79% of all stocks are doing better.
In the last month ALC has a been trading in the 84.35 - 89.52 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range where prices have been consolidating recently, this may present a good entry opportunity, but some resistance may be present above.
ALC has an average volume of 1705030 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
ALC is part of the Health Care Equipment & Supplies industry. There are 187 other stocks in this industry, ALC did better than 54% of them.
ALC is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so ALC is lagging the market.
Weekly and Daily overview Charts
ALCON INC / ALC Weekly stock chart
ALCON INC / ALC Daily stock chart
Setup Rating and Analysis

8

ALC has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a support zone below the current price at 87.32, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for ALC in the last couple of days, which is a good sign.

  • Behavior of large players is measured by the Effective Volume indicator. This indicator inspects the 1 minute timeframe looking for high volume transactions.
Support and Resistance Analysis

81.90

100.64

When analyzing the support we can see 3 important areas.

  • A support zone ranging from 86.58 to 87.32. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
  • A support zone ranging from 85.13 to 85.13. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
  • A support zone ranging from 82.73 to 83.41. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.

When analyzing the resistance we notice 2 important areas.

  • A resistance zone ranging from 87.93 to 89.12. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
  • A resistance zone ranging from 97.20 to 99.64. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
Technical Indicator Signal Analysis

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.

IndicatorValueSignalComment
ChartMill Long Term Trend IndicatorDOWNNEGATIVEThe long term trend for ALC is down.
ChartMill Short Term Trend IndicatorNEUTRALNEUTRALThe short term trend for ALC is neutral.
ChartMill Relative Strength21.47NEGATIVEALC has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 78.53% off all stocks on the market.
Simple Moving Average/SMA (20)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of ALC is above the rising SMA(20).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (50)DOWNNEGATIVEThe current price of ALC is below a declining SMA(50).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (200)DOWNNEGATIVEThe current price of ALC is below a declining SMA(200).
Relative Strength Index/RSI (14)49.51NEUTRALThe RSI value for ALC is a neutral value.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9)0.01POSITIVEThe MACD value suggests ALC has a positive trend.
Stochastics (14,3)38.92NEUTRALThe Stochastics value for ALC is a neutral value.
Average True Range in percent/ATR (20)1.58LOW VOLATILITYThe low ATR as a percentage value for ALC suggests low volalility.
Average Directional Index/ADX (14)9.9NEGATIVEThe low ADX value for ALC suggests a weak or negative trend.
Chart- and CandleStick Pattern Analysis
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)
ALCON INC / ALC Daily stock chart

ALCON INC

NYSE:ALC (7/18/2025, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 87.35 0 (0%)

87.35

+0.39 (+0.45%)

Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryHealth Care Equipment & Supplies
Performance
% Chg0.45%
1 Week-0.15%
2 Weeks-0.49%
1 Month3.04%
3 Month-5.61%
6 Month3.53%
12 Month-2.96%
2 Year2.86%
3 Year11.86%
5 Year45.63%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)1.43
ATR(20)%1.58%
ATR Inc-15.09%
Range Today1.45
ADR(20)1.29
ADR(20)%1.48%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS21.47
Mansfield-1.13
10 Day High89.46
10 Day Low85.52
20 Day High89.52
20 Day Low84.35
52 Week High101.1
52 Week Low80.48
CS1 End87.32
CR1 Start87.93
Volume & EV
DER(3)3.5%
DER(5)2.54%
Volume1.74M
Volume Incr-9.84%
Vol(5)1.46M
Vol(50)1.71M