PEARSON PLC (PSON.L) Stock Technical Analysis
LON:PSON - London Exchange - GB0006776081 - Common Stock - Currency: GBX
Overall PSON gets a technical rating of 1 out of 10. PSON 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.
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, PSON turns out to be only a medium performer in the overall market: it outperformed 50% of all stocks.
PSON 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 PSON is lagging the market slightly.
In the last month PSON has a been trading in the 1126.50 - 1226.00 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
The technical rating of PSON is bad and it also does not present a quality setup at the moment. Price movement has been a little bit too volatile to find a nice entry and exit point. It is probably a good idea to wait for a consolidation first.
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When analyzing the support we can see 2 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 1134.99 to 1164.18. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @1101.71 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
2 important resistance areas can be observed.
- Resistance @1166.30 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 1186.85 to 1229.00. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages 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 PSON.L is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for PSON.L is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 50.55 | NEUTRAL | PSON.L is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of PSON.L is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of PSON.L is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | MIXED | The current price of PSON.L is below the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 40.3 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for PSON.L is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -1.19 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests PSON.L has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 26.96 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for PSON.L is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.93 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for PSON.L suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 18.7 | NEGATIVE | The low ADX value for PSON.L 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)
LON:PSON (5/30/2025, 5:35:30 PM)
1165
-12.5 (-1.06%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg-1.06%
1 Week-4.39%
2 Weeks-2.88%
1 Month-2.63%
3 Month-14.43%
6 Month-5.51%
12 Month23.25%
2 Year46.01%
3 Year54.96%
5 Year154.09%
10 Year-10.86%
15 Year22.57%
Volatility
ATR(14)18.95
ATR(20)%1.93%
ATR Inc31.25%
Range Today16.5
ADR(20)22.5
ADR(20)%1.93%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS50.55
Mansfield-0.21
10 Day High1226
10 Day Low1160.75
20 Day High1226
20 Day Low1126.5
52 Week High1400.5
52 Week Low934
CS1 End1164.18
CR1 Start1166.3
Volume & EV
DER(3)-6.53%
DER(5)-3.93%
Volume678.03K
Volume Incr-5.95%
Vol(5)638.79K
Vol(50)794.72K