LOWE'S COS INC (LOW) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:LOW - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US5486611073 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall LOW gets a technical rating of 2 out of 10. LOW 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 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.
LOW 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 LOW is lagging the market.
LOW has an average volume of 2775090 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
When compared to the yearly performance of all other stocks, LOW outperforms 55% of them, which is more or less in line with the market.
LOW is an average performer in the Specialty Retail industry, it outperforms 68% of 121 stocks in the same industry.
In the last month LOW has a been trading in the 216.29 - 237.54 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
LOW has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a support zone below the current price at 221.30, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. Very recently a Pocket Pivot signal was observed. This is another positive sign.
- 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
209.56
277.26
When analyzing the support we can see 3 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 218.99 to 221.30. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the weekly time frame.
- Support @215.21 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @211.68 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 6 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 227.68 to 230.46. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 234.24 to 234.44. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @238.59 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @250.03 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @258.68 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @274.51 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS55.58
Mansfield-0.92
10 Day High237.54
10 Day Low221.38
20 Day High237.54
20 Day Low216.29
52 Week High287.01
52 Week Low206.39
Performance
1 Week-0.5%
2 Weeks1.73%
1 Month4.41%
3 Month-4.93%
6 Month-14.1%
12 Month5.65%
2 Year13.05%
3 Year16.42%
5 Year74.43%
10 Year224.91%
15 Year818.67%
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)
Technical Indicators
MACD(12,26,9)0.74
RSI(14)50.18
LBB220.13
UBB236.64
227.37
-3.88 (-1.68%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustrySpecialty Retail
Performance
% Chg-1.68%
1 Week-0.5%
2 Weeks1.73%
1 Month4.41%
3 Month-4.93%
6 Month-14.1%
12 Month5.65%
2 Year13.05%
3 Year16.42%
5 Year74.43%
10 Year224.91%
15 Year818.67%
Volatility
ATR(14)5.21
ATR(20)%2.25%
ATR Inc58.54%
Range Today7.96
ADR(20)4.6
ADR(20)%2.02%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS55.58
Mansfield-0.92
10 Day High237.54
10 Day Low221.38
20 Day High237.54
20 Day Low216.29
52 Week High287.01
52 Week Low206.39
CS1 End221.3
CR1 Start227.68
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.47%
DER(5)1.02%
Volume4.54M
Volume Incr33.79%
Vol(5)3.14M
Vol(50)2.78M