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 1 out of 10. NWC 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.
In the last month NWC has a been trading in the 49.73 - 57.95 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Prices have been falling strongly lately, it is better to avoid new long positions here.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days. In combination with the strong move down this is a bad signal.
The long term trend is neutral, but the short term trend is negative. Better to stay away from this!
When comparing the performance of all stocks over the past year, NWC turns out to be only a medium performer in the overall market: it outperformed 69% of all stocks.
NWC is part of the Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry. There are 17 other stocks in this industry, NWC did better than 56% of them.
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.
The technical rating of NWC is bad and it also does not present a quality setup at the moment. Prices have been extended to the downside lately. For a nice entry it is better to wait for a consolidation.
More info and screens
45.09
57.84
When analyzing the support we can see 2 important areas.
- Support @48.68 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 45.55 to 45.65. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
2 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 54.18 to 55.39. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 56.87 to 57.27. 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 | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for NWC.CA is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for NWC.CA is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 69.12 | NEUTRAL | NWC.CA is not amongst the best or worst performers 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) | UP | MIXED | The current price of NWC.CA is below the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 27.17 | OVERSOLD | The low RSI value suggests NWC.CA may be oversold. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.86 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests NWC.CA has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 7.33 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests NWC.CA may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.55 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for NWC.CA suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 27.01 | 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 (6/13/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
49.95
-0.33 (-0.66%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorConsumer Staples
GICS IndustryConsumer Staples Distribution & Retail
Performance
% Chg-0.66%
1 Week-9.79%
2 Weeks-12.77%
1 Month-9.3%
3 Month9.01%
6 Month4.04%
12 Month16.81%
2 Year59.08%
3 Year50.05%
5 Year68.3%
10 Year101.74%
15 Year161.25%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.28
ATR(20)%2.55%
ATR Inc22.49%
Range Today0.95
ADR(20)1.25
ADR(20)%2.5%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS69.12
Mansfield-0.29
10 Day High57.95
10 Day Low49.73
20 Day High57.95
20 Day Low49.73
52 Week High57.95
52 Week Low40.42
CS1 End48.68
CR1 Start54.18
Volume & EV
DER(3)-6.49%
DER(5)-5.39%
Volume170.03K
Volume Incr100.51%
Vol(5)212.84K
Vol(50)142.63K