BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPR - BW 6 1/2 12/31/26 (BWNB) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:BWNB - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US05614L5066 - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 2 out of 10 to BWNB. BWNB'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 neutral, while the long term trend is still negative. We need to see a little more continued positive action to make this really interesting.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, BWNB is a bad performer in the overall market: 85% of all stocks are doing better.
BWNB is part of the Electrical Equipment industry. There are 93 other stocks in this industry, of which 64% are performing better than BWNB.
In the last month BWNB has a been trading in the 15.37 - 17.56 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
BWNB is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so BWNB is lagging the market.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
BWNB 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 16.07, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
15.36
22.68
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 15.52 to 16.07. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
6 important resistance areas can be observed.
- Resistance @16.33 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 17.64 to 17.64. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @20.77 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @21.32 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 21.70 to 21.80. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 22.44 to 22.46. 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 BWNB is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for BWNB is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 15.22 | NEGATIVE | BWNB has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 84.78% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of BWNB is above a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of BWNB is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of BWNB is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 56.97 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for BWNB is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.09 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests BWNB has a negative trend, although the MACD value is rising. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 71.73 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for BWNB is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.84 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for BWNB suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 10.89 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for BWNB 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)
BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPR - BW 6 1/2 12/31/26
NYSE:BWNB (7/14/2025, 4:10:03 PM)
16.32
+0.37 (+2.32%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryElectrical Equipment
Performance
% Chg2.32%
1 Week0.87%
2 Weeks0.68%
1 Month-7.06%
3 Month-0.37%
6 Month-21.73%
12 Month-17.82%
2 Year-22.32%
3 Year-30.26%
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.42
ATR(20)%2.84%
ATR Inc106.75%
Range Today0.83
ADR(20)0.45
ADR(20)%2.75%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS15.22
Mansfield-1.98
10 Day High16.41
10 Day Low15.52
20 Day High17.56
20 Day Low15.37
52 Week High22.55
52 Week Low6.05
CS1 End16.07
CR1 Start16.33
Volume & EV
DER(3)-13.71%
DER(5)-8.26%
Volume20.17K
Volume Incr-45.37%
Vol(5)13.65K
Vol(50)41.04K