BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC (BWXT) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:BWXT - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US05605H1005 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall BWXT gets a technical rating of 10 out of 10. This is due to a consistent performance in both the short and longer term time frames. Also compared to the overall market, BWXT is showing a nice and steady performance.
The long and short term trends are both positive. This is looking good!
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that BWXT is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 95% of all stocks.
BWXT is part of the Aerospace & Defense industry. There are 67 other stocks in this industry. BWXT outperforms 77% of them.
BWXT is currently trading near its 52 week high, which is a good sign. The S&P500 Index however is also trading near new highs, which makes the performance in line with the market.
In the last month BWXT has a been trading in the 133.84 - 189.25 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days, which is what you like to see during a strong movement up.
BWXT has an average volume of 1392810 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
Prices have been rising strongly lately, it may be a good idea to wait for a consolidation or pullback before considering an entry.
Although BWXT has an excellent technical rating, it does not offer a high quality setup at the moment. Prices have been extended to the upside lately. For a nice entry it is better to wait for a consolidation.
More info and screens
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183.83
When analyzing the support we can see 3 important areas.
- Support @148.50 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Support @93.17 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @88.41 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
We found 1 important resistance area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 181.99 to 182.01. 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 | UP | POSITIVE | The long term trend for BWXT is up. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for BWXT is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 95.09 | POSITIVE | BWXT has a high relative strength, it outperformed 95.09% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of BWXT is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of BWXT is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of BWXT is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 86.51 | OVERBOUGHT | The high RSI value suggests BWXT may be overbought. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 2.45 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests BWXT has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 87.22 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests BWXT may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.88 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for BWXT suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 25.11 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for BWXT 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)
NYSE:BWXT (8/6/2025, 1:20:52 PM)
180.3
-1.7 (-0.93%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryAerospace & Defense
Performance
% Chg-0.93%
1 Week21.11%
2 Weeks29.96%
1 Month32.49%
3 Month67.94%
6 Month59.05%
12 Month86.02%
2 Year146.75%
3 Year249.13%
5 Year227.28%
10 Year586.28%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)6.27
ATR(20)%2.88%
ATR Inc418.37%
Range Today3.81
ADR(20)4.17
ADR(20)%2.31%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS95.09
Mansfield4.37
10 Day High189.25
10 Day Low140.98
20 Day High189.25
20 Day Low133.84
52 Week High189.25
52 Week Low84.21
CS1 End148.5
CR1 StartN/A
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.95%
DER(5)0.89%
Volume893.18K
Volume Incr89.09%
Vol(5)1.98M
Vol(50)1.39M