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 1 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.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
APD is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Agreed, the S&P500 Index is also not doing fantastic, but it still sitting in the middle of its 52 week range.
APD is part of the Chemicals industry. There are 85 other stocks in this industry. APD outperforms 72% of them.
APD has an average volume of 1274480 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
When compared to the yearly performance of all other stocks, APD outperforms 43% of them, which is more or less in line with the market.
In the last month APD has a been trading in the 243.69 - 295.37 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
APD has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 271.10. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 267.39, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
246.06
335.42
We found 2 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 262.89 to 267.39. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 248.55 to 248.60. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
3 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 271.10 to 271.10. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 281.57 to 288.36. 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.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS43.94
Mansfield-0.47
10 Day High273.59
10 Day Low254.04
20 Day High295.37
20 Day Low243.69
52 Week High341.14
52 Week Low243.69
Performance
1 Week2.4%
2 Weeks2.18%
1 Month-7.62%
3 Month-19.14%
6 Month-12.33%
12 Month10.26%
2 Year-7.91%
3 Year15.82%
5 Year20.17%
10 Year89.01%
15 Year253.07%
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)
Technical Indicators
MACD(12,26,9)2.11
RSI(14)46.94
LBB257.97
UBB274.64
271.09
+0.16 (+0.06%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryChemicals
Performance
% Chg0.06%
1 Week2.4%
2 Weeks2.18%
1 Month-7.62%
3 Month-19.14%
6 Month-12.33%
12 Month10.26%
2 Year-7.91%
3 Year15.82%
5 Year20.17%
10 Year89.01%
15 Year253.07%
Volatility
ATR(14)7.64
ATR(20)%3.92%
ATR Inc-42.33%
Range Today7.32
ADR(20)9.96
ADR(20)%3.67%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS43.94
Mansfield-0.47
10 Day High273.59
10 Day Low254.04
20 Day High295.37
20 Day Low243.69
52 Week High341.14
52 Week Low243.69
CS1 End267.39
CR1 Start271.1
Volume & EV
DER(3)-3.58%
DER(5)-2.46%
Volume2.56M
Volume Incr-5.41%
Vol(5)1.22M
Vol(50)1.27M