AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC (APD) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:APD - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US0091581068 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 4 out of 10 to APD. APD has been an average performer in the overall market. Also recent evolutions are not that positive: both the medium and short term time frames give negative signs.
APD has an average volume of 1144600 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
Both the short term and long term trends are neutral. So this is not the most entertaining stock around.
When comparing the performance of all stocks over the past year, APD turns out to be only a medium performer in the overall market: it outperformed 47% of all stocks.
APD is part of the Chemicals industry. There are 85 other stocks in this industry, APD did better than 66% of them.
APD is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so APD is lagging the market slightly.
In the last month APD has a been trading in a tight range between 284.25 and 300.52.
APD has an average technical rating and it also does not offer a high quality setup 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
260.26
335.42
We found 2 important support areas.
- Support @273.32 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 262.89 to 268.71. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 3 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 282.76 to 286.90. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 293.19 to 299.25. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 332.10 to 332.10. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
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 APD is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for APD is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 47.84 | NEUTRAL | APD is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of APD is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | MIXED | The current price of APD is below the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of APD is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 46.1 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for APD is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -1.06 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests APD has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 41.93 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for APD is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.71 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for APD suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 15.02 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for APD 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)
NYSE:APD (8/1/2025, 12:56:45 PM)
282.69
-5.19 (-1.8%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryChemicals
Performance
% Chg-1.8%
1 Week-3.14%
2 Weeks-1.94%
1 Month-0.83%
3 Month3.7%
6 Month-14.13%
12 Month2.18%
2 Year-5.72%
3 Year15.97%
5 Year0.44%
10 Year102.01%
15 Year296.64%
Volatility
ATR(14)5.07
ATR(20)%1.71%
ATR Inc94.28%
Range Today2.48
ADR(20)4.73
ADR(20)%1.67%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS47.84
Mansfield-1.01
10 Day High300.52
10 Day Low285.99
20 Day High300.52
20 Day Low284.25
52 Week High341.14
52 Week Low243.69
CS1 End286.9
CR1 Start293.19
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.11%
DER(5)-0.89%
Volume1.76K
Volume Incr-6.48%
Vol(5)1.02M
Vol(50)1.14M