BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA (BNS) Technical Analysis

NYSE:BNS • CA0641491075

Current stock price

70.12 USD
-0.07 (-0.1%)
At close:
70 USD
-0.12 (-0.17%)
After Hours:

BNS Technical Rating and Analysis

3

Taking everything into account, BNS scores 3 out of 10 in our technical rating. Although BNS is scoring some points because its good overall performance in the market in the past year, recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.

  • When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that BNS is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 77% of all stocks. We also observe that the gains produced by BNS over the past year are nicely spread over this period.
  • BNS is currently trading in the upper part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index is also trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so BNS is performing more or less in line with the market.
  • BNS has an average volume of 1978940 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
  • The short term trend is negative, the long term trend is neutral. Not much exciting going on here.
  • BNS is part of the Banks industry. There are 380 other stocks in this industry, BNS did better than 68% of them.
  • In the last month BNS has a been trading in the 67.05 - 72.41 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.

BNS Weekly and Daily overview Charts

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA / BNS Weekly stock chart
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA / BNS Daily stock chart

BNS Setup Rating and Analysis

7

BNS has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is very little resistance above the current price. There is a support zone below the current price at 67.71, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.

BNS Support and Resistance Analysis

44.67

78.56

When analyzing the support we can see 2 important areas.

  • A support zone ranging from 66.37 to 67.71. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
  • Support @45.12 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.

We found 1 important resistance area.

  • A resistance zone ranging from 77.29 to 77.78. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.

BNS Technical Indicator Signal Analysis

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.

IndicatorValueSignalComment
ChartMill Long Term Trend IndicatorNEUTRALNEUTRALThe long term trend for BNS is neutral.
ChartMill Short Term Trend IndicatorDOWNNEGATIVEThe short term trend for BNS is down.
ChartMill Relative Strength77.14POSITIVEBNS has a high relative strength, it outperformed 77.14% off all stocks on the market.
Simple Moving Average/SMA (20)DOWNMIXEDThe current price of BNS is above a declining SMA(20).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (50)DOWNNEGATIVEThe current price of BNS is below a declining SMA(50).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (200)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of BNS is above the rising SMA(200).
Relative Strength Index/RSI (14)47.14NEUTRALThe RSI value for BNS is a neutral value.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9)0.24POSITIVEThe MACD value suggests BNS has a positive trend.
Stochastics (14,3)77.96NEUTRALThe Stochastics value for BNS is a neutral value.
Average True Range in percent/ATR (20)1.96LOW VOLATILITYThe low ATR as a percentage value for BNS suggests low volalility.
Average Directional Index/ADX (14)32.04POSITIVEThe high ADX value value for BNS suggests a strong trend.

BNS Chart- and CandleStick Pattern Analysis

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)

BNS Technicals: Chart, Performance Metrics, Trend & Indicators

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA / BNS Daily stock chart

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

NYSE:BNS (4/2/2026, 8:10:34 PM)

After market: 70 -0.12 (-0.17%)

70.12

-0.07 (-0.1%)

Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryBanks
Performance
% Chg-0.1%
1 Week2.26%
2 Weeks2.01%
1 Month-3.85%
3 Month-5.92%
6 Month7.46%
12 Month50.05%
2 Year52.77%
3 Year40.49%
5 Year10.1%
10 Year33.69%
15 Year14.88%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.29
ATR(20)%1.96%
ATR Inc-5.29%
Range Today1.37
ADR(20)1.12
ADR(20)%1.6%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS77.14
3 months CRS33.67
6 months CRS77.9
Mansfield0.93
10 Day High70.46
10 Day Low67.05
20 Day High72.41
20 Day Low67.05
52 Week High78.28
52 Week Low44.09
CS1 End67.71
CR1 Start77.29
Volume & EV
DER(3)2.25%
DER(5)0.97%
Volume1.56M
Volume Incr7.76%
Vol(5)2.37M
Vol(50)1.98M

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA / BNS TA FAQ

What is the technical rating for BNS stock?

ChartMill assigns a technical rating of 3 / 10 to BNS.


What is the current trend direction of BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA (BNS) stock?

The current trend direction for BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA (BNS) is Bearish.


Can you provide the RSI signal for BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA?

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA (BNS) has an RSI value of 47.1447. This indicates that the stock is currently neutral.


What is the short term momentum for BNS stock?

The short term momentum for BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA (BNS) is negative.