BECTON DICKINSON AND CO (BDX) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:BDX - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US0758871091 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 3 out of 10 to BDX. In the past year, BDX 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.
89% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than BDX.
BDX is part of the Health Care Equipment & Supplies industry. There are 187 other stocks in this industry, of which 60% are performing better than BDX.
BDX 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.
In the last month BDX has a been trading in the 168.89 - 185.35 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
BDX has an average volume of 2910010 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The short term trend is positive, while the long term trend is still negative. So this is evolving in the right direction, but it may need some more time to really turn around the trend.
BDX has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a support zone below the current price at 181.09, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
163.49
246.27
2 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 174.17 to 181.09. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 165.14 to 169.40. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 2 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 183.64 to 183.64. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 243.75 to 243.83. 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 | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for BDX is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for BDX is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 11.35 | NEGATIVE | BDX has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 88.65% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of BDX is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of BDX is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of BDX is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 62.86 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for BDX is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.82 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests BDX has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 89.35 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests BDX may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.14 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for BDX suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 22.74 | NEUTRAL | The ADX value for BDX suggests a possible start of a new 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)
183.63
+1.05 (+0.58%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryHealth Care Equipment & Supplies
Performance
% Chg0.58%
1 Week1.51%
2 Weeks3.45%
1 Month7.45%
3 Month-10.46%
6 Month-24.57%
12 Month-22.62%
2 Year-34.09%
3 Year-24.84%
5 Year-34.73%
10 Year20.69%
15 Year166.9%
Volatility
ATR(14)4.2
ATR(20)%2.14%
ATR Inc4.24%
Range Today4.02
ADR(20)3.84
ADR(20)%2.09%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS11.35
Mansfield-2.22
10 Day High185.35
10 Day Low172.57
20 Day High185.35
20 Day Low168.89
52 Week High251.99
52 Week Low163.33
CS1 End181.09
CR1 Start183.64
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.27%
DER(5)-2.43%
Volume1.80M
Volume Incr-20.09%
Vol(5)2.58M
Vol(50)2.91M