BECTON DICKINSON AND CO (BDX) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:BDX - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US0758871091 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall BDX gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. BDX's overall performance in the market is below average. Also recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
72% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than BDX.
BDX 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.
BDX is currently showing a bear flag pattern! A bear flag pattern occurs when prices pull back slightly after a strong move down. This may present a good short opportunity.
BDX has an average volume of 2153870 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
BDX is an average performer in the Health Care Equipment & Supplies industry, it outperforms 62% of 189 stocks in the same industry.
BDX has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced.
More info and screens
194.63
246.27
We found 1 important support area.
- A support zone ranging from 196.60 to 198.70. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 4 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 215.34 to 218.65. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @225.48 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 230.24 to 232.62. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 241.74 to 243.83. 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
CRS28.06
Mansfield-0.83
10 Day High208.04
10 Day Low193.82
20 Day High226.8
20 Day Low193.03
52 Week High251.99
52 Week Low193.03
Performance
1 Week2.36%
2 Weeks2.5%
1 Month-8.38%
3 Month-16.36%
6 Month-11.97%
12 Month-11.76%
2 Year-21.65%
3 Year-16.22%
5 Year-17.99%
10 Year47.01%
15 Year171.17%
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)1.33
RSI(14)45.92
LBB196.25
UBB208.64
207.09
+0.65 (+0.31%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryHealth Care Equipment & Supplies
Performance
% Chg0.31%
1 Week2.36%
2 Weeks2.5%
1 Month-8.38%
3 Month-16.36%
6 Month-11.97%
12 Month-11.76%
2 Year-21.65%
3 Year-16.22%
5 Year-17.99%
10 Year47.01%
15 Year171.17%
Volatility
ATR(14)5.39
ATR(20)%3.45%
ATR Inc-51.38%
Range Today3.81
ADR(20)6.86
ADR(20)%3.31%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS28.06
Mansfield-0.83
10 Day High208.04
10 Day Low193.82
20 Day High226.8
20 Day Low193.03
52 Week High251.99
52 Week Low193.03
CS1 End198.7
CR1 Start215.34
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.42%
DER(5)0.55%
Volume2.75M
Volume Incr-34.31%
Vol(5)1.67M
Vol(50)2.15M