BECTON DICKINSON AND CO (BOX.DE) Stock Technical Analysis
Europe - FRA:BOX - US0758871091 - Common Stock
162.65 EUR
-1.85 (-1.12%)
Overall BOX gets a technical rating of 3 out of 10. Recently some decent action could be observed, but in the medium term time frame this is still negative. BOX was also a bad performer in the overall market in the last year.
The short term trend is neutral, while the long term trend is still negative. We need to see a little more continued positive action to make this really interesting.
90% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than BOX.
BOX 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.
Warning: BOX has an average volume of 116 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
In the last month BOX has a been trading in the 153.40 - 166.80 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
BOX is part of the Health Care Equipment & Supplies industry. There are 59 other stocks in this industry, BOX did better than 43% of them.
BOX has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately. A pullback is taking place, which may present a nice opportunity for an entry. There is a support zone below the current price at 161.64, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. Another positive sign is the recent Pocket Pivot signal.
- A Pocket Pivot is a price/volume accumulation pattern. A Pocket Pivot occurs when price moves up with volume higher than the maximum down volume registered in the previous 10 days.
More info and screens
143.74
230.72
4 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 160.17 to 161.64. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Support @155.61 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Support @151.15 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 145.19 to 148.10. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 3 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 162.68 to 162.80. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 170.51 to 171.21. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @228.44 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
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 BOX.DE is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for BOX.DE is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 10.91 | NEGATIVE | BOX.DE has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 89.09% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of BOX.DE is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of BOX.DE is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of BOX.DE is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 52.45 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for BOX.DE is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.22 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests BOX.DE has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 65.18 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for BOX.DE is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.62 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for BOX.DE suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 13.47 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for BOX.DE 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)
FRA:BOX (10/21/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
162.65
-1.85 (-1.12%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryHealth Care Equipment & Supplies
Performance
% Chg-1.12%
1 Week-0.4%
2 Weeks0.31%
1 Month2.04%
3 Month3.66%
6 Month-8.98%
12 Month-26.44%
2 Year-33.48%
3 Year-31.73%
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)2.78
ATR(20)%1.62%
ATR Inc9.01%
Range Today0.85
ADR(20)1.88
ADR(20)%1.15%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS10.91
3 months CRS50.1
6 months CRS10.95
Mansfield-2.14
10 Day High166.8
10 Day Low159
20 Day High166.8
20 Day Low153.4
52 Week High245.7
52 Week Low144.5
CS1 End161.64
CR1 Start162.68
Volume & EV
DER(3)0%
DER(5)0%
Volume1
Volume Incr15.43%
Vol(5)112.6
Vol(50)116.54