DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO (DWSN) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:DWSN - Nasdaq - US2393601008 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, DWSN scores 1 out of 10 in our technical rating. DWSN'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, DWSN is a bad performer in the overall market: 79% of all stocks are doing better.
DWSN is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so DWSN is lagging the market.
Warning: DWSN has an average volume of 7688 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
In the last month DWSN has a been trading in the 1.08 - 1.39 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
DWSN is part of the Energy Equipment & Services industry. There are 63 other stocks in this industry, DWSN did better than 67% of them.
DWSN has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 1.31. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 1.30, 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
1.12
1.56
We found 2 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 1.26 to 1.30. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 1.13 to 1.15. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
4 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 1.31 to 1.36. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @1.40 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @1.47 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @1.54 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 DWSN is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The short term trend for DWSN is neutral. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 21.01 | NEGATIVE | DWSN has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 78.99% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of DWSN is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of DWSN is above a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of DWSN is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 52.89 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for DWSN is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.01 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests DWSN has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 73.03 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for DWSN is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 6.55 | HIGH VOLATILITY | The high ATR as a percentage value for DWSN suggests high volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 16.99 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for DWSN 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)
NASDAQ:DWSN (5/23/2025, 9:28:58 PM)
1.3
+0.04 (+3.17%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorEnergy
GICS IndustryEnergy Equipment & Services
Performance
% Chg3.17%
1 Week3.17%
2 Weeks4%
1 Month4%
3 Month-2.26%
6 Month-10.34%
12 Month-35%
2 Year-32.99%
3 Year-20.25%
5 Year-1.52%
10 Year-75.97%
15 Year-94.22%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.1
ATR(20)%6.55%
ATR Inc11.61%
Range Today0.11
ADR(20)0.08
ADR(20)%5.88%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS21.01
Mansfield-1.79
10 Day High1.38
10 Day Low1.17
20 Day High1.39
20 Day Low1.08
52 Week High2.1
52 Week Low1.08
CS1 End1.3
CR1 Start1.31
Volume & EV
DER(3)-39.51%
DER(5)-26.25%
Volume4.70K
Volume Incr-8.56%
Vol(5)6.68K
Vol(50)7.69K