NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP (NSC) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:NSC - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US6558441084 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 1 out of 10 to NSC. NSC scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, NSC is a bad performer in the overall market: 66% of all stocks are doing better.
NSC is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Agreed, the S&P500 Index is also not doing fantastic, but it still sitting in the middle of its 52 week range.
NSC is one of the better performing stocks in the Ground Transportation industry, it outperforms 75% of 41 stocks in the same industry.
NSC has an average volume of 1354080 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
In the last month NSC has a been trading in the 202.54 - 231.21 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
NSC has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately and the volatility has been reduced. There is a support zone below the current price at 214.69, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
208.81
262.29
We found 1 important support area.
- A support zone ranging from 210.92 to 214.69. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the weekly time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 5 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 220.03 to 224.37. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @234.32 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 238.58 to 240.75. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @249.71 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @259.69 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
CRS34.97
Mansfield-0.74
10 Day High231.21
10 Day Low217.33
20 Day High231.21
20 Day Low202.55
52 Week High277.6
52 Week Low201.63
Performance
1 Week-2.12%
2 Weeks-0.62%
1 Month5.09%
3 Month-12.23%
6 Month-19.52%
12 Month-5.06%
2 Year5.02%
3 Year-8.77%
5 Year22.63%
10 Year137.64%
15 Year287.23%
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)43.97
LBB215.49
UBB227.27
218.63
-3.65 (-1.64%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGround Transportation
Performance
% Chg-1.64%
1 Week-2.12%
2 Weeks-0.62%
1 Month5.09%
3 Month-12.23%
6 Month-19.52%
12 Month-5.06%
2 Year5.02%
3 Year-8.77%
5 Year22.63%
10 Year137.64%
15 Year287.23%
Volatility
ATR(14)5.8
ATR(20)%3.27%
ATR Inc-36.37%
Range Today3.3
ADR(20)6.73
ADR(20)%3.08%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS34.97
Mansfield-0.74
10 Day High231.21
10 Day Low217.33
20 Day High231.21
20 Day Low202.55
52 Week High277.6
52 Week Low201.63
CS1 End214.69
CR1 Start220.03
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.87%
DER(5)0.5%
Volume1.02M
Volume Incr-35.68%
Vol(5)1.00M
Vol(50)1.35M