ASHLAND INC (ASH) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:ASH - US0441861046 - Common Stock
56.37 USD
+0.28 (+0.5%)
Taking everything into account, ASH scores 5 out of 10 in our technical rating. In the past year, ASH was a below average performing stock in the market. The medium term picture is also negative, but we see some improvement happening in recent action.
86% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than ASH.
ASH is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Chemicals industry. 65% of 84 stocks in the same industry do better.
ASH 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 short term trend is positive, while the long term trend is neutral. So this is evolving in the right direction.
In the last month ASH has a been trading in the 49.92 - 56.87 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
ASH 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
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3 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 51.25 to 52.21. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Support @50.17 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 48.14 to 49.18. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We found 1 important resistance area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 56.57 to 56.57. 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 ASH is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for ASH is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 14.79 | NEGATIVE | ASH has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 85.21% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of ASH is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of ASH is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of ASH is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 62.62 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for ASH is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.34 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests ASH has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 90.18 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests ASH may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.61 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for ASH suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 26.79 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for ASH suggests a strong 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:ASH (8/27/2025, 1:06:30 PM)
56.37
+0.28 (+0.5%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryChemicals
Performance
% Chg0.5%
1 Week3.66%
2 Weeks5.65%
1 Month11.78%
3 Month13.29%
6 Month-7.78%
12 Month-37.33%
2 Year-35.25%
3 Year-44.88%
5 Year-23.88%
10 Year6.87%
15 Year141.46%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.29
ATR(20)%2.61%
ATR Inc-35.63%
Range Today1.25
ADR(20)1.35
ADR(20)%2.39%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS14.79
Mansfield-2.06
10 Day High56.87
10 Day Low53.16
20 Day High56.87
20 Day Low49.92
52 Week High89.5
52 Week Low45.21
CS1 End52.21
CR1 Start56.57
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.49%
DER(5)-1.69%
Volume94.06K
Volume Incr-32.68%
Vol(5)424.06K
Vol(50)552.99K