BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPR - BW 6 1/2 12/31/26 (BWNB) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:BWNB - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US05614L5066 - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, BWNB scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. BWNB scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
The long term trend is still negative, but the short term trend is neutral. It is advised to wait a little bit longer to see how this turns out.
87% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than BWNB.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days, which is not what you would like to see during a strong up movement.
In the last month BWNB has a been trading in the 6.05 - 16.16 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
BWNB is an average performer in the Electrical Equipment industry, it outperforms 40% of 95 stocks in the same industry.
BWNB is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so BWNB is lagging the market slightly.
Prices have been rising strongly lately, it may be a good idea to wait for a consolidation or pullback before considering an entry.
BWNB has a poor technical rating and the quality of the setup is also not perfect at the moment. Price movement has been a little bit too volatile to find a nice entry and exit point. It is probably a good idea to wait for a consolidation first.
More info and screens
13.35
22.68
When analyzing the resistance we notice 4 important areas.
- Resistance @13.89 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @21.14 from a trend line in the weekly 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.
- Resistance @22.46 from a horizontal line in the daily 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 BWNB is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for BWNB is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 13.62 | NEGATIVE | BWNB has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 86.38% 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) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of BWNB is below a declining 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) | 51.36 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for BWNB is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.64 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests BWNB has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 88.54 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests BWNB may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 13.33 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for BWNB suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 29.4 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for BWNB suggests a strong 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 (5/23/2025, 9:17:20 PM)
13.48
-0.4 (-2.88%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryElectrical Equipment
Performance
% Chg-2.88%
1 Week6.98%
2 Weeks101.19%
1 Month-13.09%
3 Month-32.18%
6 Month-37.88%
12 Month-27.88%
2 Year-36.14%
3 Year-42.52%
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)1.78
ATR(20)%13.33%
ATR Inc-70.92%
Range Today0.71
ADR(20)1.73
ADR(20)%12.85%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS13.62
Mansfield-3.2
10 Day High14.2
10 Day Low7
20 Day High16.16
20 Day Low6.05
52 Week High22.55
52 Week Low6.05
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start13.89
Volume & EV
DER(3)9.89%
DER(5)14.89%
Volume7.70K
Volume Incr-65.25%
Vol(5)14.64K
Vol(50)30.48K