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GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP (GD) Stock Technical Analysis

NYSE:GD - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US3695501086 - Common Stock - Currency: USD

314.02  -0.22 (-0.07%)

After market: 311.381 -2.64 (-0.84%)

Technical Rating and Analysis

8

We assign a technical rating of 8 out of 10 to GD. This is due to a decent performance in both the short and medium term time frames. Compared to the overall market, GD is only an average performer.

GD is part of the Aerospace & Defense industry. There are 67 other stocks in this industry, of which 71% are performing better than GD.
The long and short term trends are both positive. This is looking good!
GD is currently trading in the upper part of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near a new high, so GD is lagging the market slightly.
In the last month GD has a been trading in the 288.62 - 322.50 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
GD has an average volume of 1190170 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
When comparing the performance of all stocks over the past year, GD turns out to be only a medium performer in the overall market: it outperformed 65% of all stocks.
Weekly and Daily overview Charts
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP / GD Weekly stock chart
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP / GD Daily stock chart
Setup Rating and Analysis

3

Although GD has an excellent technical rating, it does not offer a high quality setup 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.

Support and Resistance Analysis

246.83

320.12

4 important support areas can be observed.

  • A support zone ranging from 296.60 to 304.46. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
  • A support zone ranging from 286.82 to 289.13. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
  • A support zone ranging from 265.73 to 271.63. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
  • A support zone ranging from 249.32 to 249.34. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the weekly time frame.

We found 1 important resistance area.

  • A resistance zone ranging from 314.03 to 316.95. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
Technical Indicator Signal Analysis

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.

IndicatorValueSignalComment
ChartMill Long Term Trend IndicatorUPPOSITIVEThe long term trend for GD is up.
ChartMill Short Term Trend IndicatorUPPOSITIVEThe short term trend for GD is up.
ChartMill Relative Strength65.22NEUTRALGD is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market.
Simple Moving Average/SMA (20)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of GD is above the rising SMA(20).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (50)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of GD is above the rising SMA(50).
Simple Moving Average/SMA (200)UPPOSITIVEThe current price of GD is above the rising SMA(200).
Relative Strength Index/RSI (14)72.17OVERBOUGHTThe high RSI value suggests GD may be overbought.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9)0.97POSITIVEThe MACD value suggests GD has a positive trend.
Stochastics (14,3)78.22NEUTRALThe Stochastics value for GD is a neutral value.
Average True Range in percent/ATR (20)1.61LOW VOLATILITYThe low ATR as a percentage value for GD suggests low volalility.
Average Directional Index/ADX (14)32.94POSITIVEThe high ADX value value for GD suggests a strong trend.
Chart- and CandleStick Pattern Analysis
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)
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP / GD Daily stock chart

GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP

NYSE:GD (7/25/2025, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 311.381 -2.64 (-0.84%)

314.02

-0.22 (-0.07%)

Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryAerospace & Defense
Performance
% Chg-0.07%
1 Week5.03%
2 Weeks3.91%
1 Month7.77%
3 Month15.46%
6 Month17.86%
12 Month8.13%
2 Year40.45%
3 Year38.54%
5 Year114%
10 Year110.6%
15 Year412.69%
Volatility
ATR(14)5.65
ATR(20)%1.61%
ATR Inc18.36%
Range Today3.98
ADR(20)4.43
ADR(20)%1.41%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS65.22
Mansfield0.2
10 Day High322.5
10 Day Low293.95
20 Day High322.5
20 Day Low288.62
52 Week High322.5
52 Week Low239.2
CS1 End304.46
CR1 Start314.03
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.01%
DER(5)-0.62%
Volume1.22M
Volume Incr18.81%
Vol(5)1.59M
Vol(50)1.19M