INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP (IBM.DE) Stock Technical Analysis
FRA:IBM - US4592001014 - Common Stock
206.85 EUR
+0.95 (+0.46%)
We assign a technical rating of 1 out of 10 to IBM. IBM has been an average performer in the overall market. Also recent evolutions are not that positive: both the medium and short term time frames give negative signs.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
IBM is currently showing a bear flag pattern! A bear flag pattern occurs when prices pull back slightly after a strong move down. This may present a good short opportunity.
Warning: IBM has an average volume of 2354 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
When compared to the yearly performance of all other stocks, IBM outperforms 42% of them, which is more or less in line with the market.
IBM is part of the IT Services industry. There are 70 other stocks in this industry, IBM did better than 63% of them.
IBM is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so IBM is lagging the market.
Although the technical rating is bad, IBM does present a nice setup opportunity. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 207.51. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 201.59, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
193.76
255.38
We found 2 important support areas.
- A support zone ranging from 199.29 to 201.59. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @195.72 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 2 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 207.51 to 210.36. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 252.05 to 252.85. 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 IBM.DE is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for IBM.DE is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 42.31 | NEUTRAL | IBM.DE is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of IBM.DE is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of IBM.DE is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | MIXED | The current price of IBM.DE is below the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 36.15 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for IBM.DE is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.97 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests IBM.DE has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 33.33 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for IBM.DE is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.81 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for IBM.DE suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 36.07 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for IBM.DE 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)
FRA:IBM (8/26/2025, 4:35:24 PM)
206.85
+0.95 (+0.46%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryIT Services
Performance
% Chg0.46%
1 Week-0.19%
2 Weeks3.14%
1 Month-9.02%
3 Month-9.26%
6 Month-13.67%
12 Month14.93%
2 Year52.83%
3 Year60.87%
5 Year99.76%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)3.43
ATR(20)%1.81%
ATR Inc-4.75%
Range Today3.5
ADR(20)3.17
ADR(20)%1.53%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS42.31
Mansfield-1.41
10 Day High209.95
10 Day Low200.95
20 Day High228.85
20 Day Low200.5
52 Week High256
52 Week Low180.56
CS1 End201.59
CR1 Start207.51
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.46%
DER(5)0.04%
Volume200
Volume Incr-56%
Vol(5)1.66K
Vol(50)2.35K