PRECISION DRILLING CORP (PD.CA) Stock Technical Analysis
Canada - TSX:PD - CA74022D4075 - Common Stock
75.88 CAD
-0.1 (-0.13%)
We assign a technical rating of 3 out of 10 to PD. In the last year, PD was a bad performer. We also see some doubts in the very recent evolution, but in the medium term things still look positive.
80% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than PD.
In the last month PD has a been trading in the 74.51 - 83.00 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
The long term trend is positive and the short term trend is negative. It is probably better to wait until this picture becomes clearer.
PD is part of the Energy Equipment & Services industry. There are 28 other stocks in this industry, PD did better than 51% of them.
PD is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so PD is lagging the market.
Although the technical rating is bad, PD does present a nice setup opportunity. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is a support zone below the current price at 75.67, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for PD in the last couple of days, which is a good sign.
- Behavior of large players is measured by the Effective Volume indicator. This indicator inspects the 1 minute timeframe looking for high volume transactions.
More info and screens
73.25
84.61
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 73.99 to 75.67. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 3 important areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 78.10 to 79.09. 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 80.89 to 82.30. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @83.77 from a trend line in the weekly 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 | UP | POSITIVE | The long term trend for PD.CA is up. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for PD.CA is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 20.94 | NEGATIVE | PD.CA has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 79.06% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of PD.CA is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | MIXED | The current price of PD.CA is below the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | MIXED | The current price of PD.CA is above a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 41.83 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for PD.CA is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.59 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests PD.CA has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 24.05 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for PD.CA is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.89 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for PD.CA suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 19.25 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for PD.CA suggests a weak or negative 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:PD (10/17/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
75.88
-0.1 (-0.13%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorEnergy
GICS IndustryEnergy Equipment & Services
Performance
% Chg-0.13%
1 Week-4.14%
2 Weeks-4.6%
1 Month-5.36%
3 Month8.09%
6 Month26.38%
12 Month-9.14%
2 Year-5.6%
3 Year-24.5%
5 Year307.96%
10 Year-27.04%
15 Year-52.58%
Volatility
ATR(14)2.14
ATR(20)%2.89%
ATR Inc-14.84%
Range Today1.08
ADR(20)2.08
ADR(20)%2.74%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS20.94
Mansfield-0.81
10 Day High82.2
10 Day Low74.51
20 Day High83
20 Day Low74.51
52 Week High96.91
52 Week Low51.38
CS1 End75.67
CR1 Start78.1
Volume & EV
DER(3)6.62%
DER(5)-4.24%
Volume29.92K
Volume Incr-25.6%
Vol(5)62.29K
Vol(50)71.69K