AMERICAN WOODMARK CORP (AMWD) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:AMWD - Nasdaq - US0305061097 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 6 out of 10 to AMWD. AMWD has been a bad performer in the overall market. Some doubts are observed in the medium term time frame, but recent action was again very positive.
86% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than AMWD.
AMWD is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Building Products industry. 82% of 41 stocks in the same industry do better.
AMWD 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.
The long term trend is still neutral, but the short term trend is positive, so the stock is getting more and more appreciated by traders and investors.
In the last month AMWD has a been trading in the 51.10 - 63.97 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days, which is what you like to see during a strong movement up.
Prices have been rising strongly lately, it may be a good idea to wait for a consolidation or pullback before considering an entry.
AMWD has an average technical rating and it also does not offer a high quality setup at the moment. Prices have been extended to the upside lately. For a nice entry it is better to wait for a consolidation.
More info and screens
51.77
103.29
We found 1 important support area.
- A support zone ranging from 52.29 to 52.95. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
We found 1 important resistance area.
- Resistance @102.27 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 AMWD is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for AMWD is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 14.54 | NEGATIVE | AMWD has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 85.46% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of AMWD is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of AMWD is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of AMWD is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 67.31 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for AMWD is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.89 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests AMWD has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 78.74 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for AMWD is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 4.26 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for AMWD suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 21.4 | NEUTRAL | The ADX value for AMWD 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)
63.31
+3.77 (+6.33%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryBuilding Products
Performance
% Chg6.33%
1 Week16.55%
2 Weeks14.01%
1 Month18.94%
3 Month2.86%
6 Month-18.41%
12 Month-32.65%
2 Year-18.49%
3 Year22.15%
5 Year-27.65%
10 Year-4.48%
15 Year314.33%
Volatility
ATR(14)2.7
ATR(20)%4.26%
ATR Inc37.9%
Range Today4.43
ADR(20)2.56
ADR(20)%4.04%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS14.54
Mansfield-2.09
10 Day High63.97
10 Day Low51.1
20 Day High63.97
20 Day Low51.1
52 Week High104.28
52 Week Low50
CS1 End52.95
CR1 Start102.27
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.08%
DER(5)-0.42%
Volume302.70K
Volume Incr403.19%
Vol(5)576.86K
Vol(50)186.68K