AMERICAN STATES WATER CO (AWR) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:AWR - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US0298991011 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 3 out of 10 to AWR. AWR 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.
The long and short term trends are both neutral. This gives a pretty neutral overall picture!
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that AWR is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 72% of all stocks. However, this overall performance is mostly based on the strong move around 7 months ago.
AWR is an average performer in the Water Utilities industry, it outperforms 61% of 14 stocks in the same industry.
AWR 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 AWR is lagging the market slightly.
In the last month AWR has a been trading in the 74.11 - 82.94 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Although the technical rating is bad, AWR does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a support zone below the current price at 75.56, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
69.56
88.11
We found 3 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 74.45 to 75.56. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 72.33 to 72.78. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @70.26 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 4 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 78.31 to 80.98. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @83.51 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @85.04 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 86.45 to 87.24. 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 AWR is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for AWR is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 72.11 | POSITIVE | AWR has a high relative strength, it outperformed 72.11% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of AWR is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | MIXED | The current price of AWR is below the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of AWR is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 47.8 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for AWR is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.13 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests AWR has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 51.49 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for AWR is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.31 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for AWR suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 13.32 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for AWR 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:AWR (5/23/2025, 11:28:59 AM)
77.8
-0.43 (-0.55%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorUtilities
GICS IndustryWater Utilities
Performance
% Chg-0.55%
1 Week0.53%
2 Weeks-2.6%
1 Month-1.45%
3 Month3.73%
6 Month-8%
12 Month5.59%
2 Year-11.92%
3 Year-1.29%
5 Year-4.61%
10 Year103.57%
15 Year355.22%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.84
ATR(20)%2.31%
ATR Inc-34.48%
Range Today0.89
ADR(20)1.72
ADR(20)%2.21%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS72.11
Mansfield-0.34
10 Day High80.56
10 Day Low74.11
20 Day High82.94
20 Day Low74.11
52 Week High87.5
52 Week Low69.46
CS1 End75.56
CR1 Start78.31
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.27%
DER(5)0.91%
Volume29.76K
Volume Incr-15.73%
Vol(5)189.48K
Vol(50)235.29K