NORTH WEST CO INC/THE (NWC.CA) Stock Technical Analysis
TSX:NWC - Toronto Stock Exchange - CA6632782083 - Common Stock - Currency: CAD
Overall NWC gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. NWC 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.
71% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than NWC.
NWC is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry. 66% of 16 stocks in the same industry do better.
In the last month NWC has a been trading in the 47.17 - 50.68 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
NWC is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so NWC is lagging the market.
NWC has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period.
More info and screens
45.09
57.44
We found 1 important support area.
- Support @45.55 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 2 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 47.64 to 48.82. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @56.87 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
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 NWC.CA is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for NWC.CA is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 29.81 | NEGATIVE | NWC.CA has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 70.19% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of NWC.CA is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of NWC.CA is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of NWC.CA is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 34.61 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for NWC.CA is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.13 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests NWC.CA has a positive trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 21.65 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for NWC.CA is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.69 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for NWC.CA suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 46.97 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for NWC.CA 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)
TSX:NWC (7/11/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
47.63
-0.23 (-0.48%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Staples
GICS IndustryConsumer Staples Distribution & Retail
Performance
% Chg-0.48%
1 Week-0.75%
2 Weeks-1.47%
1 Month-5.27%
3 Month-9.07%
6 Month0.7%
12 Month12.02%
2 Year48.38%
3 Year38.14%
5 Year59.83%
10 Year73.14%
15 Year140.8%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.81
ATR(20)%1.69%
ATR Inc-27.11%
Range Today0.65
ADR(20)0.79
ADR(20)%1.66%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS29.81
Mansfield-1.15
10 Day High49.16
10 Day Low47.17
20 Day High50.68
20 Day Low47.17
52 Week High57.95
52 Week Low42.44
CS1 End45.55
CR1 Start47.64
Volume & EV
DER(3)2.8%
DER(5)2.39%
Volume98.06K
Volume Incr-1.99%
Vol(5)146.57K
Vol(50)128.55K