A&W FOOD SERVICES OF CANADA (AW.CA) Stock Technical Analysis
TSX:AW - Toronto Stock Exchange - CA0002251027 - Common Stock - Currency: CAD
We assign a technical rating of 7 out of 10 to AW. Although AW is a bad performer in the overall market, the technical picture looks good in both the medium and short term time frames.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, AW is a bad performer in the overall market: 100% of all stocks are doing better.
AW is part of the Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure industry. There are 12 other stocks in this industry, of which 154% are performing better than AW.
Warning: AW has an average volume of 10663 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
Both the short term and long term trends are positive. This is a very positive sign.
In the last month AW has a been trading in the 32.52 - 37.00 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
Although AW has an excellent technical rating, the quality of the presented setup is not ideal 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
31.74
36.94
We found 1 important support area.
- Support @32.06 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
We found 1 important resistance area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 36.57 to 36.57. 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 | UP | POSITIVE | The long term trend for AW.CA is up. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for AW.CA is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 0 | NEGATIVE | AW.CA has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 100% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of AW.CA is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of AW.CA is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 70.86 | OVERBOUGHT | The high RSI value suggests AW.CA may be overbought. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.18 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests AW.CA has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 89.29 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests AW.CA may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.95 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for AW.CA suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 28.85 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for AW.CA 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)
Important!: this is just an example which is fully automatically generated based on the analysis above and should in no way be interpreted as a suggestion. Always make your own analysis and determine your own entry and exit points.
| ENTRY | EXIT | DISTANCE | CAPITAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36.58 | 33.99 | 2.59 (7.08%) | 14.12% |
| An entry @36.58. This is a Buy Stop order right above the resistance zone. | An exit @33.99. This is a Stop Loss order right below the 10 day low. | The trade has a worst case loss of 2.59 points, which is 7.08%. | For a 1.00% total portfolio risk, you can invest 14.12% of your capital in this trade. |
- The generated setup is based on the nearest support and resistance areas. If you are looking for a more long term trade, probably a wider stop is advisable.
- This trade setup was generated fully automatically and should not be interpreted as trading advice. Always check the related news for upcoming earnings or other events. Make your own analysis and trade at your own responsibility.
TSX:AW (6/16/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
36.44
-0.12 (-0.33%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryHotels, Restaurants & Leisure
Performance
% Chg-0.33%
1 Week1.9%
2 Weeks5.65%
1 Month11.3%
3 Month16.46%
6 Month-0.84%
12 MonthN/A
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.75
ATR(20)%1.95%
ATR Inc-21.52%
Range Today0.34
ADR(20)0.68
ADR(20)%1.86%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS0
Mansfield-30
10 Day High37
10 Day Low34
20 Day High37
20 Day Low32.52
52 Week HighN/A
52 Week LowN/A
CS1 End32.06
CR1 Start36.57
Volume & EV
DER(3)5.83%
DER(5)11.79%
Volume8.77K
Volume Incr7.71%
Vol(5)10.16K
Vol(50)10.66K