PEARSON PLC (PSON.L) Stock Technical Analysis
LON:PSON - London Exchange - GB0006776081 - Common Stock - Currency: GBX
Taking everything into account, PSON scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. PSON scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, PSON is a bad performer in the overall market: 83% of all stocks are doing better.
PSON is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new highs.
In the last month PSON has a been trading in a tight range between 1034.00 and 1092.50.
PSON 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. There is a support zone below the current price at 1052.49, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone. We notice that large players showed an interest for PSON 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.
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2 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 1048.69 to 1052.49. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @1029.50 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
We can see 3 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 1065.44 to 1087.51. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 1112.51 to 1124.79. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @1229.00 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 PSON.L is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for PSON.L is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 17.09 | NEGATIVE | PSON.L has a low relative strength, it was outperformed by 82.91% off all stocks 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) | 37.4 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for PSON.L is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 2.14 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests PSON.L has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 30.77 | NEUTRAL | The Stochastics value for PSON.L is a neutral value. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.86 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for PSON.L suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 29.77 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for PSON.L 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)
LON:PSON (7/11/2025, 5:36:15 PM)
1052.5
-1 (-0.09%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Performance
% Chg-0.09%
1 Week-1.59%
2 Weeks-1.77%
1 Month-1.27%
3 Month-9.19%
6 Month-18.57%
12 Month3.85%
2 Year21.44%
3 Year39.33%
5 Year96.44%
10 Year-12.51%
15 Year6.37%
Volatility
ATR(14)18.63
ATR(20)%1.86%
ATR Inc-42.16%
Range Today11
ADR(20)17.54
ADR(20)%1.67%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS17.09
Mansfield-1.63
10 Day High1091.25
10 Day Low1047.25
20 Day High1092.5
20 Day Low1034
52 Week High1400.5
52 Week Low998.8
CS1 End1052.49
CR1 Start1065.44
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.11%
DER(5)3.07%
Volume418.01K
Volume Incr-33.64%
Vol(5)517.52K
Vol(50)731.08K