SIERRA WIRELESS INC (SWIR) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:SWIR - Nasdaq - CA8265161064 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, SWIR scores 10 out of 10 in our technical rating. Both in the recent history as in the last year, SWIR has proven to be a steady performer, scoring decent points in every aspect analyzed.
The long and short term trends are both positive. This is looking good!
Looking at the yearly performance, SWIR did better than 96% of all other stocks.
SWIR is one of the better performing stocks in the Communications Equipment industry, it outperforms 85% of 48 stocks in the same industry.
A new 52 week high is currently being made by SWIR, which is a very good signal! However, this is in line with the S&P500, which is also trading near new highs.
In the last month SWIR has a been trading in the 28.70 - 31.00 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
Although SWIR has an excellent technical rating, the quality of the presented setup is not ideal 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.
More info and screens
28.22
31.31
When analyzing the support we can see 3 important areas.
- A support zone ranging from 30.76 to 30.76. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 29.23 to 29.99. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A support zone ranging from 28.50 to 28.70. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We found 1 important resistance area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 31.00 to 31.00. 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 | UP | POSITIVE | The long term trend for SWIR is up. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for SWIR is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 96.22 | POSITIVE | SWIR has a high relative strength, it outperformed 96.22% off all stocks on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of SWIR is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of SWIR is above the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of SWIR is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 81.45 | OVERBOUGHT | The high RSI value suggests SWIR may be overbought. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.25 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests SWIR has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 99.71 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests SWIR may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 0.9 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for SWIR suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 34.49 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for SWIR 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)
30.99
+0.01 (+0.03%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryCommunications Equipment
Performance
% Chg0.03%
1 Week5.98%
2 Weeks7.19%
1 Month6.46%
3 Month0.71%
6 Month21.15%
12 Month88.16%
2 YearN/A
3 YearN/A
5 YearN/A
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)0.29
ATR(20)%0.9%
ATR Inc-95.38%
Range Today0.01
ADR(20)N/A
ADR(20)%N/A
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS96.22
Mansfield2.86
10 Day High31
10 Day Low28.79
20 Day High31
20 Day Low28.7
52 Week High31
52 Week Low13.44
CS1 End30.76
CR1 Start31
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.2%
DER(5)-0.37%
Volume1.66M
Volume Incr256.37%
Vol(5)1.65M
Vol(50)673.71K