NL INDUSTRIES (NL) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:NL - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US6291564077 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, NL scores 6 out of 10 in our technical rating. Although NL has been one of the better performers in the overall market, we have a mixed picture in the medium term time frame. But recently some decent action can be observed again.
Warning: NL has an average volume of 29758 traded shares per day. This is quite low and it might be dangerous to invest in illiquid stocks.
Both the short term and long term trends are neutral. So this is not the most entertaining stock around.
Looking at the yearly performance, NL did better than 80% of all other stocks. However, this overall good ranking is mostly due to the recent strong move.
NL is part of the Commercial Services & Supplies industry. There are 83 other stocks in this industry, NL did better than 67% of them.
NL is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is trading in the upper part of its 52 week range, so NL is lagging the market slightly.
In the last month NL has a been trading in the 7.12 - 9.27 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
NL has only a medium technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is very little resistance above the current price.
More info and screens
6.36
7.95
We found 5 important support areas.
- Support @7.58 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 7.23 to 7.36. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @6.86 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
- Support @6.73 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- Support @6.42 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
CRS80.94
Mansfield0.26
10 Day High9.27
10 Day Low7.12
20 Day High9.27
20 Day Low7.12
52 Week High9.42
52 Week Low5.2
Performance
1 Week-2.48%
2 Weeks-11.47%
1 Month1.94%
3 Month9%
6 Month-1.25%
12 Month8.25%
2 Year40.79%
3 Year-14.27%
5 Year151.44%
10 Year-1.13%
15 Year13.56%
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)-0.1
RSI(14)46.85
LBB7.47
UBB9.18
Important!: this is just an example which is fully automatically generated based on the analysis above and should in no way be interpreted as a suggestion. Always make your own analysis and determine your own entry and exit points.
| ENTRY | EXIT | DISTANCE | CAPITAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.23 | 7.57 | 0.66 (8.02%) | 12.47% |
| An entry @8.23. This is a Buy Stop order right above the 10 day moving average. | An exit @7.57. This is a Stop Loss order right below the support zone. | The worst case loss on the trade is limited to 0.66 points, which is 8.02%. | When investing 12.47% of your capital in this trade, your total portfolio risk will be 1.00%. |
- The distance between exit and entry is rather small compared to the average daily movement of NL. Please evaluate whether better entry and exit points can be found.
- The generated setup is based on the nearest support and resistance areas. If you are looking for a more long term trade, probably a wider stop is advisable.
- This trade setup was generated fully automatically and should not be interpreted as trading advice. Always check the related news for upcoming earnings or other events. Make your own analysis and trade at your own responsibility.
7.87
-0.17 (-2.11%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryCommercial Services & Supplies
Performance
% Chg-2.11%
1 Week-2.48%
2 Weeks-11.47%
1 Month1.94%
3 Month9%
6 Month-1.25%
12 Month8.25%
2 Year40.79%
3 Year-14.27%
5 Year151.44%
10 Year-1.13%
15 Year13.56%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.55
ATR(20)%6.17%
ATR Inc18.95%
Range Today0.58
ADR(20)0.46
ADR(20)%5.87%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS80.94
Mansfield0.26
10 Day High9.27
10 Day Low7.12
20 Day High9.27
20 Day Low7.12
52 Week High9.42
52 Week Low5.2
CS1 End7.58
CR1 StartN/A
Volume & EV
DER(3)-1.88%
DER(5)-2.25%
Volume49.20K
Volume Incr83.09%
Vol(5)48.08K
Vol(50)29.76K